Surgical Dressings

• Debriding Agents : Benoxyl-benzoic acid ( used in necrotic sloughing ulcer)

• Enzymatic Agents : Varidase-streptokinase/streptodornase (activate fibrinolysis and liquefy pus on chronic skin ulcer )

• Polymaric films : Opsite (primary adhesive transparent dressing for sutured wounds or donor site)

• Hydrogels : Intrasite (semi permeable, allow gas exchange, used for deep cavity wounds)

• Hydrocolloids : Comfeel (complete occlusion, promote epithelialistaion and granulation tissue)

• Fibrous Polymers : Kaltostat (absorptive alginate dressing they can be used to pack deep wounds)

• Biological Membranes : Porcine skin, amnion (used for superficial chronic skin ulcers)

• Miscellaneous : Gauzes (viscose/cotton with simple absorptive dressings only used as secondary dressings to absorb non adherent coating exudate)

Ideal Wound Dressing 

• Maintain a moist environment at wound interface

• Remove excess exudate 

• Provide thermal insulation and mechanical protection 

• Acts as a barrier to micro-organisms

• Allow gaseous exchange 

• Non adherent and easily removed without trauma

• Leaves no foreign particles in wound 

• Non toxic, non allergic and non sensitising 

• Sterile

• Easy to use 

• Conforms to wound contours 

• High absorption and retension under compression