Aquacel Ag+ Extra Made Easy
While there are a number of barriers to wound healing, addressing exudate, infection and biofilm is particularly important when managing slow-healing, static or deteriorating...
Biofilms
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Soring UAW Made Easy
Soring UAW is an effective tool for wound debridement that can be easily integrated into treatment pathways for various chronic wound aetiologies as an integral part of wound...
Management of wound biofilm Made Easy
Biofilm research continues to grow and evolve at a rapid pace. It is clear that researchers are still trying to understand the impact of these tolerant microbial phenotypes on...
WUWHS: Innovations in hard-to-heal wounds
Presented by Randall Wolcott. A well-established practical and predictive measure of complete wound healing over the longer term (24 weeks) is per cent change in wound...
WUWHS: Management of biofilm
Presented by Thomas Bjarnsholt. Antimicrobial and multi-drug resistance loom large on the global healthcare landscape, in particular in the treatment of chronic, hard-toheal...
BIOSORBTM Gelling Fibre Dressing in practice
While exudate is essential for moist wound healing, various problems can arise from excess exudate production. BIOSORB® Gelling Fibre Dressing has been designed for effectiveness...
Position document: Management of biofilm
Antimicrobial and multi-drug resistance loom large on the global healthcare landscape, in particular in the treatment of chronic, hard-toheal wounds where current figures put the...
Randall Wolcott on biofilm-based wound care
Dr Wolcott presents on the importance biofilm-based wound care with a focus on the diabetic foot. This was filmed at the Wounds UK 2013 Conference in Harrogate.
A new anti-biofilm Hydrofiber® dressing: in vitro determination of microbial kill rate in biofilms
Biofilm bacteria counts of potential wound pathogens fell below the limit of detection within 48 hours for the AQUACEL® Ag+ dressing. Approximately an 8 log reduction (100...
International consensus: Appropriate use of silver dressings in wounds
Topical antimicrobial dressings, including those that contain silver, are used to prevent or manage infection in a wide range of wounds. Although silver dressings have been...
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About ConvaTec
ConvaTec, Inc.
200 Headquarters Park Drive
Skillman, NJ 08558
Tel: 1-800-422-8811
ConvaTec is a global medical products and technologies company, with leading market positions in ostomy care, wound therapeutics, continence and critical care, and infusion devices. Brands include AQUACEL® advanced wound dressings, which form a gel on contact with wound fluid, creating an optimal environment for wound healing. For further information, please click here
