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The latest OWM has the full text of this:A Retrospective Evaluation of Hydrocellulose Dressings in the Management of Chronic Wounds
The amount of wound exudate is an important consideration in the process of selecting dressings and a dressing that can handle varying amounts of exudate has the potential to play an important role in healing. A retrospective single-center study was conducted in patients with chronic wounds to evaluate the effects of a cellulose dressing indicated for both dry and moist wounds. Participants included 54 patients with 96 ulcers (27 diabetic foot, 41 venous, 21 ischemic ulcers, and seven ulcers of other etiologies. All wounds were managed using standard moist wound care followed by care using the cellulose dressing. Change in wound area and patient pain following use of the standard and cellulose dressing were compared. The difference in median percent reduction following use of the two dressing regimens was significantly different (–35% [-100 to 92,492] versus 0.0 [-99.82 to 5,597], P = 0.006). Pain had been reduced in 33% of patients following standard care; after cellulose dressing treatment, an additional 28% reported less pain. No skin irritation or allergies developed. The cellulose dressing was found to be safe and effective in this patient population with difficult-to-heal ulcers
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