Hypergranulated Wound Wound Type Description Treatment Aim Dressings Other Considerations Provide comfortable foreign body is further granulation removed dressing Appearance - red raised Ensure possibility of granulating tissue above Constant malignancy has been Low adherent dressing movement of excluded the level of the suprapubic surrounding epidermal Following wound catheters, skin layer assessment consider the gastroscopy tubes Polyurethane foam or use of antimicrobial to etc should be treat possible critical silver impregnated foam avoided as it may Reduce further colonisation of bacteria create friction and hypergranulation or infection prolong If the inflammation hypergranulation is Promote epithelialisation around a foreign body Linked Information Stop any PEG site, the Hypergranulating wound Note: also known as interactive Manage exudate overgranulation may guideline dressings that may overgranulation continue until the be promoting
Hypergranulated Wound Wound Type Description Treatment Aim Dressings Other Considerations Note: also known as overgranulation Appearance - red raised granulating tissue above the level of the surrounding epidermal skin layer Reduce further hypergranulation Promote epithelialisation Manage exudate Provide comfortable dressing Low adherent dressing Polyurethane foam or silver impregnated foam If the hypergranulation is around a foreign body PEG site, the overgranulation may continue until the foreign body is removed Constant movement of suprapubic catheters, gastroscopy tubes etc should be avoided as it may create friction and prolong inflammation Stop any interactive dressings that may be promoting further granulation Ensure possibility of malignancy has been excluded Following wound assessment consider the use of antimicrobial to treat possible critical colonisation of bacteria or infection Linked Information Hypergranulating wound guideline