Wound Care

Ask the experts - Dr Evan Call on the difference between Film dressings and multilayer dressings in pressure ulcer prevention

By: Mölnlycke Health Care, September 4 2012Posted in: Wound Care

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: We have used film dressings to protect the skin in the past. How do these multilayer dressings differ? 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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