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Mepilex Wound Dressing Provides Greater Wound Management and Satisfaction vs Aquacel Wound Dressing
October 2020
Mepilex Wound Dressing Provides Greater Wound Management and Satisfaction vs Aquacel Wound Dressing
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1
A prospective randomized controlled clinical investigation comparing two post-operative wound dressings used after elective hip and knee replacement; Mepilex® Border Post-Op versus Aquacel® surgical.
Int J Orthop Trauma Nurs.2020 Aug;38:100772.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
One hundred and thirteen patients who had undergone an elective primary hip or knee arthroplasty were randomized to receive the Mepilex Border Post-Op wound dressing or the Aquacel Surgical wound dressing. The primary outcome of interest was the incidence of wound dressing failure. Secondary outcomes of interest included the following: incidence of adverse events, incidence of investigator satisfa...
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