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Titre :	Is the use of modern versus conventional wound dressings warranted after primary knee and hip arthroplasty ? Results of a Prospective Comparative Study
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Kourosh Zarghooni ; Jan Bredow ; Jan Siewe
Année de publication :	2015
Article en page(s) :	p.768-775
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Résumé :	Purpose of the Study : This prospective, open, noncontrolled clinical investigation evaluated the performance of a modern post-operative wound dressing versus conventional dressings used on wounds of patients after undergoing hip or knee replacement. Methods : The clinical investigation started with a two-week observation phase of conventional wound dressings, followed by an intervention phase where patients were treated with Mepilex® Border Post-Op dressings. The primary objective was to evaluate the occurrence of blisters. Results : There was no blistering in any of the patients in the Mepilex group (n = 49), whereas blistering occurred in 27.3% (n = 3) of patients in the conventional group (n = 11, p < 0.01). The Mepilex dressing was left on for seven days in 70% of patients. There was a significant reduction in the total cost for dressing changes with the Mepilex dressings (p = 0.006). Conclusion : By using Mepilex dressings, the risk of blistering was negated and the reduced frequency of dressing changes was associated with the reduced overall cost. Therefore, we recommend the use of Mepilex Border Post-Op dressings.
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[article] Is the use of modern versus conventional wound dressings warranted after primary knee and hip arthroplasty ? Results of a Prospective Comparative Study [texte imprimé] / Kourosh Zarghooni ; Jan Bredow ; Jan Siewe . - 2015 . - p.768-775.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Acta Orthopaedica Belgica > Vol.81/4 (Décembre 2015) . - p.768-775

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Purpose of the Study : This prospective, open, noncontrolled clinical investigation evaluated the performance of a modern post-operative wound dressing versus conventional dressings used on wounds of patients after undergoing hip or knee replacement. Methods : The clinical investigation started with a two-week observation phase of conventional wound dressings, followed by an intervention phase where patients were treated with Mepilex® Border Post-Op dressings. The primary objective was to evaluate the occurrence of blisters. Results : There was no blistering in any of the patients in the Mepilex group (n = 49), whereas blistering occurred in 27.3% (n = 3) of patients in the conventional group (n = 11, p < 0.01). The Mepilex dressing was left on for seven days in 70% of patients. There was a significant reduction in the total cost for dressing changes with the Mepilex dressings (p = 0.006). Conclusion : By using Mepilex dressings, the risk of blistering was negated and the reduced frequency of dressing changes was associated with the reduced overall cost. Therefore, we recommend the use of Mepilex Border Post-Op dressings.

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