ALLEVYN◊ LIFE Foam Dressings
In a climate of growing expectations and budget restrictions,1,2 ALLEVYN LIFE Dressings have been shown to deliver improvements when added to pressure injury prevention protocols,4-6 and may help improve efficiency and patient satisfaction in community wound care7-13
How ALLEVYN LIFE Dressings work
Indications
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ALLEVYN LIFE Quadrilobe Application
Medical Education
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Disclaimers
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*n=37; dressing retention was 1.92x longer.
**In a pragmatic, randomized, controlled, superiority trial. p=0.001; n=359. Estimated cost savings vs standard preventive care alone; n=359.
***Compared to previous dressings. Ambispective (retrospective and prospective) observational study. 1.66 ALLEVYN LIFE Dressings per week vs 3.14 previous dressings (foams or gelling fibres); n=94; p<0.001). €11.46 ALLEVYN LIFE Dressings vs €27.75 previous dressings (foams or gelling fibres); n=94; p<0.001).
****n=38. Time saving based on previous dressing, estimated for 169 patients requiring ≥3 visits per week.
Please see Instructions for Use (IFU) for indications, contraindications, warnings, precautions and other important information.
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Citations
1. Milne J, et al. J Wound Care. 2020;29(5):282-288.
2. Lindholm C, et al. Int Wound J. 2016;13 Suppl 2:5-15.
3. Stankiewicz M, et al. WP&R Journal. 2019;27(1):21 – 26
4. Smith+Nephew 2018. Internal report. DS/18/351/R.
5. Forni C, et al. Int Wound J. 2018; 15(3):383-390.
6. Forni C, et al. J Wound Care. 2020;29(2):120 - 127.
7. Joy H, et al. J Wound Care. 2015 Jul;24(7):312, 314-7.
8. Smith+Nephew 2018. Internal report. HVT080A 970A.
9. Simon D, et al. Wounds UK. 2014;10(3):80-87.
10. Rossington A, et al. Wounds UK. 2013;9(4):91-95.
11. Krönert GT, et al. EWMA Journal. 2016;16(2):7-12.
12. Stephen-Haynes J, et al. Journal of Community Nursing. 2013;27(5):50-59.
13. Tiscar-Gonzalez V, et al. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2021;34(1):23–30.