NPWT can be painful

A need for convenient NPWT

For chronic and acute wounds, new technologies have led to great improvements. For example, Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) is a proven and effective treatment strategy.

Yet to date, NPWT systems have not been effective in minimising pain and skin trauma. Aggressive fixing film adhesives used to maintain an airtight seal,, can be very painful during removal as they strip and irritate the skin. Some adhesive films may also cause painful blistering.¹

Avance is a unique NPWT system that helps prevent unnecessary pain and skin trauma. Avance® Film with Safetac® technology and Mepiseal sealant with Safetac helps protect the periwound area against maceration,³ prevents skin stripping during dressing changes,⁴ and helps prevent the formation of painful blisters.⁵

Our solution(s): Less pain with Avance®

NPWT often restricts mobility and can decrease quality of life

For many patients, the treatment of difficult and painful wounds with NPWT has meant long periods of hospitalisation, with mobility restricted due to the constant connection to a cumbersome pump.

With Avance, patients can use the same NPWT system at home as they did in hospital. Simple to learn and use for both patients and caregivers alike, the lightweight and portable system gives the patient back the freedom to move around.

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NPWT can be painful for patients

NPWT systems that do not focus on minimising pain and skin trauma may be using aggressive fixing film adhesives to maintain an airtight seal.

In addition to being very painful during removal – stripping and irritating the skin – some of these adhesive films may also cause painful blistering.²

The WUWHS recommends to always assess pain and to select a dressing that is atraumatic to the wound and surrounding skin.²

Several studies have shown  that using Mepitel as a contact layer between the foam and the wound bed reduces tissue in-growth into the foam, and thereby minimises pain during removal.

More convenient and less painful NPWT with Avance®

The system covers all wound types, whether in hospital or home, which means an easier transition for patients. Reduced training needs for nurses also means cost and time savings.

Lightweight, portable and with a unique docking station, the Avance NPWT system gives patients the freedom to move around.

The Avance dressing kits contain Mepitel with Safetac technology, which makes it possible to minimise in-growth and prevent unnecessary pain during NPWT.

Mepiseal®, the flexible, easy-to-use sealant, moulds to the skin, forming a seal that prevents exudate from spreading. Perfect when you need increased adhesion and a good seal, such as wounds in difficult to dress areas. Mepiseal adheres effectively, yet is removed with no skin stripping or pain.⁴

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References

1 Dykes PJ et al. Effect of adhesive dressings on the stratum corneum of the skin. Journal of Wound Care 2001;10(2):7-10>

2 Howell et al. Blister formation with negative pressure dressings after total knee arthroplasty. Current orthopaedic practice. March/April 2011, Vol 22, No 2

3 Principles of best practice: Minimising pain at wound dressing related procedures. A consensus document. London: MEP Ltd, 2004

4 Data on file