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- Title
ActivHeal® PHMB Foam dressing range: a product evaluation.
- Authors
Forder, Rebecca; Rogers, Alan A.; Ousey, Karen; Rippon, Mark G.
- Abstract
Effective management of exudate is crucial for ensuring timely wound healing. Summarised in this product focus are 11 clinical studies (incorporating the experience of 179 patients), indicating that the ActivHeal® PHMB Foam dressing range (Advanced Medical Solutions Ltd.) is effective at treating infected wounds, managing wound exudate, debridement/wound cleansing, and enhancing the quality of life in patients with a various wound types, including venous leg ulcers (VLU), diabetic foot ulcers (DFU), pressure ulcers (PU), burns and postoperative surgical wounds. The use of the antimicrobial agent polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) provides an effective defence against a broad spectrum of microorganisms, including antibiotic-resistant microorganisms, commonly associated with wound colonisation and infection. This evaluation does not aim to be a systematic or narrative review but rather a selection of the most pertinent publications summarising the clinical evidence supporting ActivHeal PHMB Foam range for the treatment of various chronic and acute wounds.
- Subjects
TREATMENT of diabetic foot; TREATMENT for burns &; scalds; PREVENTION of surgical complications; WOUND healing; HOST-bacteria relationships; CHRONIC wounds &; injuries; DEBRIDEMENT; PRESSURE ulcers; ANTI-infective agents; EXUDATES &; transudates; COMMERCIAL product evaluation; QUALITY of life; QUALITY assurance; SURGICAL site infections; LEG ulcers; DRUG resistance in microorganisms; SURGICAL dressings; FOAMED materials; WOUND care
- Publication
Wounds UK, 2024, Vol 20, Issue 1, p66
- ISSN
1746-6814
- Publication type
Article