Do you really need NPWT or will a simple dressing suffice…?

What if a simple wound dressing could do the job of a negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) device AND save you heaps and heaps of money?

You could make your life, and that of your patient’s life, so, so much easier. Think about it…

The NPWT device has lots of advantages e.g. in large open wounds with lots of exudate but many more disadvantages I think. Patient mobility can be seriously reduced. There is a skill to applying NPWT; you must create a really good vacuum seal otherwise it simply won’t work… it takes practice and time!

Hydration Response Technology i.e. the sorbion sachet s wound dressing, on the other hand, has many more advantages than disadvantages. It also works well in large exuding wounds, reduces nursing time, is really quick & easy to apply, reduces bacterial burden and modulates MMPs.

I have used sorbion sachet s and am so impressed. But if you haven’t already tried it and need convincing why not read Keith Cutting’s paper first?

Just copy and paste the authors & title into your browser or click on the web link below.

Cutting KF, Hermans M, Kwon Lee S, Wolcott R, Treadwell T. Key considerations in choice of wound management therapeutics between an advanced wound care dressing utilising Hydration Response Technology or a durable medical device NPWT. Chorleywood, UK, Health Directions, 2011.