Smith & Nephew Replicare Thin Hydrocolloid Dressing

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• Benefits:
  Moist wound environment
  - It maintains a moist wound environment that assists in promoting autolytic debridement while managing low levels of exudate
  Goes on easy, comes off clean
  - The sterile, no-touch, self-adhering application system makes it simple to apply even while wearing gloves
  - High cohesive properties keep the dressing from falling apart and leaving residue in the wound
  Superior conformability
  - Stretches easily and returns to its original shape more completely even over joints
  - This suppleness and flexibility allows dressings to give without migrating, minimizing granulation tissue injury and damage to peri-wound skin integrity
  Improves patient comfort
  - Permits increased ease of patient mobility without uncomfortable pulling of the skin, especially over joints
  - The dressing thin profile also makes it cosmetically acceptable to patients
  Cost-effective choice
  - Promotes more cost-effective use of material and resources and nursing services
  - The dressing is totally transparent, so there is no need to disturb the dressing to check for saturation or healing progress
• Indications:
  Indicated for exudate absorption and the management of partial to full thickness wounds
  Some typical wounds are:
  - Ulcers (venous, arterial, diabetic)
  - Pressure sores
  - Donor sites
  - Surgical incisions
  - Surgical excision
  - Burns (first and second degree)
  -Creation and maintenance of a moist wound environment
  - Moist wound environments have been established as optimal environments for the management of the wound
  - Provides physical separation between the wound and external environments to assist in preventing bacterial contamination of the wound
• Precautions:
  Replicare Thin is not indicated for use on third degree burns
• Instructions for use:
  - Cleanse the wound with saline solution or an appropriate wound cleanser
  - Cleanse and dry the peri-wound skin
  - If the peri-wound skin is particularly friable, it may be protected from trauma by applying Skin-Prep
  - Choose a dressing large enough to cover the wound with 1 of overlap on all sides of the wound
  - Remove the printed backing paper exposing the adhesive surface
  - Center the dressing over the wound and press the edges firmly to the surrounding skin
  - Remove small plastic application tab from underside of the dressing and press all the sides firmly to the skin

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   Question: Are smith&nephew thin replicare hydrocolloid bandages Latex-Free?

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     Answer: Yes, the product is Latex Free.

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