Surgical Site Dressing Turns Blue When It Needs Changing

[ZEENAM]

Surgical site infections are one of the top causes of postoperative morbidity and death worldwide, but there is little agreement and much debate over the most effective wound dressing to improve outcomes and reduce the healthcare burden.

Recent clinical trials have indicated that transparent, semiocclusive films have advantages over gauze held by adhesive tape.

[Lalaraj]

@zeenam Clinicians, patients and caregivers are alerted to the loss of dressing integrity and can replace the dressing when any portion of the perimeter changes to a blue [color]. In addition, the dressing turns blue when the central pad is saturated with fluid, allowing the patient or provider to change the dressing