Wound Care Products Formulary 2019 Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Contents Page Wound Care Products Formulary 2019 Dressing Selection Guide Triangle of Wound Assessment Barrier Cream Barrier Film Low Adherent Dressings Island Dressings Film Dressings Hydrocolloids Alginates Hydrofibers Foams Skin Tears Absorbent Dressing Pads Anti-microbial Dressings Odour Absorbing Dressings Debridement Retention Bandages Compression Bandages Zinc Paste Bandages

Page Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Other Accessory Items Dressing Packs Pressure Ulcer Prevention Pressure Ulcer Prevention Checklist Leg Ulcer Services Only Podiatry Only Health Visitors Management of Sore & Damaged Nipples

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Wound Care Products Formulary 2019 This formulary has been developed to assist any healthcare professional prescribing or requesting dressings for wound management in Hertfordshire. It aims to aid the decision making process and help choose the most appropriate product whilst ensuring value for money in the use of NHS resources.

Key messages: • All the products in the formulary have been selected taking into account available supporting clinical

evidence by a panel of trust wide practitioners who have specialist knowledge and expertise in wound care. • Advice in the comments column should be followed when selecting products. • The formulary contains specific sections dedicated for use in podiatry, the leg ulcer service, and health

visiting. • To avoid waste do not prescribe or request excessive quantities or issue for long term repeats. A maximum

of 14 days’ supply should be sufficient. • If wound healing does not progress as expected, advice from the Tissue Viability Service should be sought. • Dressings prescribed on FP10 for individual patients must not be used for any other patient or for car boot

stock • Adherence to the wound products formulary will be monitored and audited. Clinical justification will be

required for requesting ‘off formulary’. Exception forms must be completed and sent to Tissue Viability. • Where there may be a number of different health professionals visiting a patient, efforts should be made

to avoid over ordering by ensuring that there are not multiple orders/prescriptions generated for the same dressings.

• Wound care products must not be added to repeat prescriptions. In exceptional and individual patient cases this may be necessary and will be agreed with the nurse managing the wound care.

• Prices are subject to change over time and are a guide for comparison of costs of products

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Dressing selection guide

Skin Tear Pathway Tegaderm Absorbent clear acrylic dressing as per Skin Tear Pathway

Skin Care Use appropriate emolients as per

emollient ladder.

When to Swab? Wound breakdown, healing delayed, increase pain, heat, exudate, odour,

bleeding, swelling or redness of surrounding skin. Swab should be obtained at the beginning of any dressing procedure after wound

cleansing.

Moisture Lesions Keep skin healthy, clean & dry

particularly if exudate is excessive. Apply barrier product as required, i.e. Sudocrem/Cavilon as per the

MASD Pathway.

Wounds on feet Necrotic or Sloughy wounds on

feet or heels NEED to be referred to a specialist team, i.e. Podiatry,

Vascular &/or Tissue Viability.

Secondary Dressing Where secondary dressings are

needed consider under bandages: Zetuvit E, Vliwasorb, Kerramax Care. If an adherent secondary dressing is being used consider

Tegaderm plus pad, Hydrocolloid, Foam adhesive or silicone adhesive

This is a guide and should not replace clinical judgement. For further dressing choices refer to the HCT Dressing Formulary. Seek further guidance from Tissue Viability Service (01707252467). Email referrals to herts.tvn@nhs.net

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Promote epithelialisation and wound maturation

Promote Granulation Provide healthy base for

epilelisation

Remove Slough Provide clean base for

granulation tissue

Debride and remove necrosis *See Wounds on Feet box for

specific advice If necrotic wound on the foot of someone with diabetes/PVD see

Wound on Feet box below

Manage infection (systemic antibiotics must be

considered where signs of systemic infection exist)

Manage complex wound e.g. bleeding, exudate, malodour,

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1st Choice: Low Adherent, e.g. Atrauman/Tegaderm Plus

Pad 2nd Choice: Hydrocolloid, e.g.

ActivHeal Hydrocolloid

1st Choice: Low Adherent, e.g. Atrauman/Tegaderm Plus

Pad 2nd Choice: Hydrocolloid, e.g.

ActivHeal Hydrocolloid

Enzyme Alginogel: e.g. Flaminal Hydro (Consider

using Debrisoft / UCS Wipes)

1st Choice Enzyme Alginogel: e.g Flaminal Hydro

2nd Choice: ActivHeal Hydrocolloid

Kerracontact Ag or Algivon or Surasorb X PHMB

1st Choice: Low Adherent, e.g. Atrauman or Urgotul or

Activheal silicone contact layer

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1st Choice Hydrofiber e.g. Aquacel Extra (Aquacel

Ribbon depending on size of Cavity)

Hydrofiber e.g Aquacel Extra Alginate e.g. Activheal

alginate or Enzyme Alginogel: e.g.

Flaminal Forte

Hydrofiber e.g. Aquacel Extra or Enzyme Alginogel: e.g.

Flaminal Forte

Aquacel Ag+ Extra or Flaminal Forte or Iodoflex or

Kerracontact Ag

Hydrofiber e.g Aquacel Extra or Enzyme Alginogel: e.g. Flaminal Forte (Consider

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1st Choice Hydrofiber e.g. Aquacel Extra (Aquacel

Ribbon depending on size of Cavity)

2nd Choice: Alginate e.g. ActivHeal Alginate if cavity(Consider Negative Pressure Therapy refer to

Tissue Viability)

Hydrofiber e.g Aquacel Extra or Enzyme Alginogel:

e.g. Flaminal Forte (If need further advice regarding specialist treatment e.g. Maggots refer to Tissue

Viability)

Hydrofiber e.g. Aquacel Extra or Enzyme Alginogel: e.g.

Flaminal Forte

Aquacel Ag+ Extra or Flaminal Forte or

Kerracontact Ag Refer to Tissue Viability

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Wound bed

Wound edge

Periwound skin

Triangle of Wound Assessment1

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Wound bed

Wound edge Periwound skin

The Triangle of Wound Assessment is a holistic framework that allows practitioners to assess and manage all areas of the wound, including the periwound skin.

To support optimal clinical decision- making all three areas of the wound should be considered.

Patient (age, lifestyle, comorbidities, mobility, etc.)

Wound (3 areas)

Other factors (e.g. socio-economic factors)

1. Dowsett C et al. Taking wound assessment beyond the edge. Wounds International 2015;6(1):19-23

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It offers a simple framework that supports clinical decision-making and better patient outcomes

Three simple steps of wound assessment

By systematically taking the user through each of the wound areas, the Triangle of Wound Assessment guides the HCP through the different wound management steps.

Wound assessment

Management goals

Treatment

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BARRIER CREAM Incontinence, slight erythema, mild moisture associated incontinence dermatitis

Product Size NHSSC Box qty Each Comments

Sudocrem 125g 400g

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Use sparingly, do not apply thickly and do not wipe on pads.

Cavilon cream 28g 92g 2g (sachets)

ELY571 ELY568 ELY569

1 1 30

£3.28 £6.55 £6.40

Apply a pea sized amount at a time to cover the affected area. A little goes a long way! Apply daily or twice daily.

BARRIER FILM Broken skin, severe incontinence associated dermatitis

Product Size NHSSC Box qty Each Comments

Cavilon film 28ml pump 1ml applicator 3ml applicator

ELY040 ELY038 ELY039

1 25 (FP10 5) 25 (FP10 5)

£5.79 £4.05

£6.55

Prevention and treatment of mod- erate/severe incontinence associ- ated dermatitis (IAD). Prevention of medical adhesive related skin injuries (MARSI) caused by surgical dressings and tapes. Skin protection around stoma/wound sites. Lasts for up to 72 hours.

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LOW ADHERENT DRESSINGS Used to protect trauma to granulating or healing wounds. First line dressing for leg ulcers. Can remain in place for up to 7 days

Product Size (cm) NHSSC Box qty Each Comments

Atrauman Polyester tulle impregnated with triglyceride ointment

5 x 5 7.5 x 10 10 x 20 20 x 30

EKA000 EKA020 EKA016 EKA036

10 10 1