Clinical utility of foam dressings in wound management: a review

Background: The management of chronic wounds is a significant medical burden associated with large health care expenditures. Since the establishment of moist wound healing in the 1960s, several types of wound dressings have been developed. However, the evidence for effectiveness when comparing vario...

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Published inChronic wound care management and research Vol. 2; no. Issue 1; pp. 31 - 38
Main Authors Fogh, Karsten, Nielsen, Jakob
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Macclesfield Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.02.2015
Dove Medical Press
Subjects
Chronic Wounds
Comparative Effectiveness
Compression therapy
Cytokines
Diabetes
Edema
Foam Dressing
Health care expenditures
Health care policy
Infections
Inflammation
Leg ulcers
Metabolism
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Pain
Quality of life
Skin
Systematic review
Wound healing
Aarhus Denmark
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Summary:Background: The management of chronic wounds is a significant medical burden associated with large health care expenditures. Since the establishment of moist wound healing in the 1960s, several types of wound dressings have been developed. However, the evidence for effectiveness when comparing various types of wound dressings is limited. Objectives: The purpose of this review is 1) to provide a general description of the role of foam in wound therapy and 2) to evaluate the evidence for effectiveness of foam dressings compared to other frequently used products. Summary and conclusion: Foam has a significant role in the clinical management of chronic wounds and in moist wound healing. There are only a few randomized controlled trials, which in general, show no significant difference in the healing effect of different dressing types. The choice of wound dressing should therefore be based on clinical evaluation of the wound and the periwound skin.
ISSN:2324-481X
2324-481X
DOI:10.2147/CWCMR.S50832