Prospective randomized study of the efficacy of hydrogel, hydrocolloid, and saline solution—moistened dressings on the management of pressure ulcers

  1. Gerit D. Mulder DPM, MS1,*,
  2. Morton Altman DPM2,
  3. Jeannie E. Seeley RN1,
  4. Tess Tintle ET, RN, MSN3

Article first published online: 30 JUL 2002

DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-475X.1993.10406.x

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Wound Repair and Regeneration

Wound Repair and Regeneration

Volume 1, Issue 4, pages 213–218, October 1993

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Mulder, G. D., Altman, M., Seeley, J. E. and Tintle, T. (1993), Prospective randomized study of the efficacy of hydrogel, hydrocolloid, and saline solution—moistened dressings on the management of pressure ulcers. Wound Repair and Regeneration, 1: 213–218. doi: 10.1046/j.1524-475X.1993.10406.x

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  1. 1

    From the Wound Healing Institute, Aurora, Colo.;

  2. 2

    Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Albuquerque, N.M.; and

  3. 3

    Enterostomal Therapy Services, Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, N.C.

* Reprint requests: Gerit D. Mulder, DPM, MS, Wound Healing Institute, 14991 E. Hampden, Suite 330, Aurora, CO 80014.

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A total of 67 patients with pressure ulcers were randomized into one of three treatment modalities: hydrogel sheet dressing, hydrocolloid, or wet-to-moist gauze. Safety, efficacy, and physical attributes of the three dressings were evaluated. No statistical significance was found in wound healing rate among the three treatments. Hydrogel sheets were advantageous in allowing wound visualization without dressing or wound disruption.

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