Classification Of Wounds Wound Type Treatment Aim Treatment choice with a cavity Treatment choice without a cavity Foam Moderate / High Exudate NECROTIC Hydrofibre Foam Debride eschar Alginate Foam Larval Therapy Capillary Action Foam Hydrofibre Foam Larval Therapy Low Exudate Low Exudate Hydrocolloid Hydrogel Film or Hydrocolloid Low adherent Foam or Hydrocolloid Dead devitalised Hydrogel Film or Hydrocolloid tissue, normally black Hydrofibre Foam or brownish Moderate / High Exudate appearance Moderate / High Exudate Alginate Foam Capillary action Foam SLOUGHY Alginate Foam Foam Capillary action Foam Hydrofibre Foam Debride slough Hydrofibre Foam to provide base for granulating Primary dressing Secondary dressing tissue Low Exudate Primary dressing Secondary dressing Hydrogel Film or Hydrocolloid Hydrocolloid Moist predominantly Low Exudate Capillary action dressing Film yellow in appear- ance, a mixture of Hydrogel Film or Hydrocolloid rehydrated necrotic Moderate / High Exudate Low tissue dead bacteria, Alginate Foam leucocytes often with Capillary Action Foam fibrous tissue adherent Film or Hydrocolloid Capillary action dressing Film
Classification Of Wounds Wound Type Treatment Aim Treatment choice with a cavity Treatment choice without a cavity NECROTIC Dead devitalised tissue, normally black or brownish appearance SLOUGHY Moist predominantly yellow in appear- ance, a mixture of rehydrated necrotic tissue dead bacteria, leucocytes often with fibrous tissue Debride eschar Debride slough to provide base for granulating tissue Primary dressing Secondary dressing Low Exudate Hydrogel Film or Hydrocolloid Low adherent Film or Hydrocolloid Capillary action dressing Film Moderate / High Exudate Alginate Foam Capillary Action Foam Hydrofibre Foam Larval Therapy Low Exudate Low adherent Foam or Hydrocolloid Hydrogel Film or Hydrocolloid Hydrofibre Foam Moderate / High Exudate Alginate Foam Capillary action Foam Hydrofibre Foam Primary dressing Secondary dressing Low Exudate Hydrogel Film or Hydrocolloid Hydrocolloid Capillary action dressing Film Moderate / High Exudate Alginate Foam Capillary Action Foam Foam Hydrofibre Foam Larval Therapy Low Exudate Hydrocolloid Hydrogel Film or Hydrocolloid Moderate / High Exudate Alginate Foam Capillary action Foam Foam Hydrofibre Foam