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Hydrocolloid dressings

Nicky Cullum Lecturer in Nursing, University of Liverpool

Nicky Cullum explores the use of hydrocolloid dressings indicated in caring for various categories of wounds ranging from light to moderately infected through to necrotic wound tissue

A number of hydrocolloid dressings are now avail- able in the UK, for example, 0 Biofilm™ (Clinimed), Comfeel™ (Coloplast), Granuflex™ (Con- vatec) and Tegasorb™ (3M). The relative compositions of these dressings vary (1), but they all contain colloids, elastomeric and adhesive components (2).

Nursing Older People. 7, 2, 19-23. doi: 10.7748/eldc.7.2.19.s12

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01 March 1995 / Vol 7 issue 2

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