A comparison of wound environments.

A comparison of a system of moist wound dressings to traditional normal saline wet-to-dry dressings was conducted on OB/GYN patients with open abdominal incisions. The moist wound products included in this study were a hydrogel (Intrasite Gel) and a foam wound cavity filler (Allevyn), manufactured by Smith & Nephew United, Inc. of Largo, FL, and a transparent cover (Bioclusive), manufactured by Johnson & Johnson Medical, Inc. of Arlington, TX. The results indicated that those incisions treated with the moist wound environment dressings experienced fewer complaints of pain, a decrease in healing time and a significant cost savings.