film dressing; transparent film dressing; barrier film
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Characteristics
- transparent
- polyurethane film
- gas permeable
- moisture vapor permeable
- impermeable to bacteria & liquids
- adhesive
Indications
- dry to minimally exudating wounds*
- partial thickness wounds
- granular or necrotic wounds (ideal for softening eschar)
- skin tears
- donor sites
- superficial burns
- may use over absorptive wound fillers or hydrogels on full-thickness wounds
Contraindications
- infected wounds
- wounds with heavy exudate
- pressure ulcers with any exudate[1]
- fragile surrounding skin
Advantages
- protection, bacterial barrier
- autolysis (especially eschar)
- allows visual assessment (transparent)
- waterproof
- flexible
- pain reduction
- moist environment
- adherent
- up to 7 days wear time
Disadvantages
- not absorptive
- excess drainage may cause maceration of surrounding skin
- may strip fragile skin upon removal
- may be difficult to apply
Notes
Helpful hints:
- use a large enough dressing to cover at least 1 inch of surrounding skin
- application of skin sealant to surrounding skin improves seal
- change dressing when exudate leaks onto intact skin around the wound in order to avoid maceration
Products:
- Bioclusive
- Blisterfilm
- Carrafilm
- CarraSmart
- DermaSite
- Epiview
- Flexfilm
- Mefilm
- Opsite
- Polyskin
- ProCyte
- Sure Site
- Tegaderm
- Transeal
- Uniflex
More general terms
More specific terms
- Bioclusive
- Blisterfilm
- calamine/zinc oxide (Calmoseptine)
- Carrafilm
- CarraSmart film
- Cavilon 3M no sting barrier film
- DermaSite
- Epiview
- Flexfilm
- Mefilm
- Opsite
- Polyskin
- ProCyte
- Sure Site
- Tegaderm
- Transeal
- Uniflex