Dressings
Frequently Asked Questions with Quick Answers
What is included in Dressings?
This category lists Dressings products from brands including McKesson Brand, Cardinal and Smith and Nephew.
Which brands does Great Oak Medical carry in Dressings?
Brands include McKesson Brand, Cardinal, Smith and Nephew, Hartmann, Molnlycke and Sion Brands LLC, among others.
What units of measure are available for Dressings?
Items are listed in units such as Box, Each, Case, Pack and Roll. The unit appears at the end of each product title, for example 1/Box.
Shop wound dressings by type
- Foam dressings: padded, absorbent dressings, with or without an adhesive border, including Allevyn.
- Silicone foam dressings: foam with a soft silicone layer on the side that touches the skin, including Mepilex.
- Hydrocolloid dressings: thin, flexible dressings that form a gel as they take up fluid, including DuoDerm CGF.
- Alginate and gelling fiber dressings: soft calcium alginate dressings such as Kaltostat, and Hydrofiber gelling fiber dressings such as Aquacel Ribbon.
- Hydrogel dressings: water-based gels, such as Intrasite, that add moisture to a dressing.
- Transparent film dressings: thin, clear dressings that hold a wound covering in place.
- Gauze and non-adherent dressings: gauze pads and rolls, non-adherent dressings such as Telfa, and petrolatum gauze such as Xeroform.
- Collagen and honey dressings: specialty dressings for clinical wound care programs.
Reading a dressing listing
Product names give the dressing type, brand, and size, written as width by length in inches or centimeters. Check whether the dressing has an adhesive border, whether it is sterile, and how it is sold: each, box, carton, or case. A wound care nurse, doctor, or other clinician chooses the dressing for a particular wound.
What is the difference between bordered and borderless foam?
A bordered foam dressing has an adhesive edge that holds it in place. A borderless foam dressing is held in place with tape or a wrap.
What is a Hydrofiber dressing?
A Hydrofiber, or gelling fiber, dressing such as Aquacel turns into a gel as it takes up fluid.
What does "non-adherent" mean?
The surface of the dressing is made not to stick to the wound.
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