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Dr Evan Call on the role of the dressing size in pressure ulcer prevention

By: Mölnlycke Health Care, September 21 2012Posted in: Ask the Experts

On the 3rd of September Mölnlycke Health Care, together with some of the world’s leading experts, hosted an outstanding symposium on pressure ulcer prevention at the World Union of Wound Healing Societies congress (WUWHS) in Yokohama Japan. Dr Evan Call was one of the experts and answered the question: Does it matter which size of dressing you use? Watch the enclosed video to see his answer.

 

 

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The views and opinions expressed in this video are those of the featured expert and do not necessarily reflect the position of Molnlycke Health Care. The expert is a contracted Key Opinion Leader for Molnlycke Health Care

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