ALLEVYN Life dressing is a multi-layered design incorporating hydrocellular foam, hyper-absorber lock away core and masking layer which has been designed for people and their everyday life through:
- Unique quadrilobe shape with a wide border designed to fit the contours of the human body more securely and allows patients to shower
- The protective masking layer minimizes the visual impact of strike through(in-vitro), providing the patient with confidence that their dressing may not attract the negative attention of others
- Excellent fluid locking under pressure (in-vitro)
- Provides the patient with peace of mind leakage prevention(in-vitro)
- Common wound odor absorption when tested (in-vitro) on representative compounds
- ALLEVYN Lifes multi-layered design provides cushioning and helps to spread pressure (in-vitro)
- Silicone wound contact layer offers minimal pain and discomfort on removal while allowing the dressing to be repositioned
- Change indicator optimizes dressing change frequency and minimizes wastage
ALLEVYN Life dressings provide wound management by secondary intention for:
- Shallow, granulating wounds
- Chronic and acute exudative wounds
- Full and partial thickness wounds such as pressure ulcers, leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers
- Malignant wounds
- Surgical wounds
- First and second degree burns
- Donor sites
- Skin tears
- Fungating ulcers
- ALLEVYN Life may be used on infected wounds. Where the product is used on infected wounds, the wounds should be treated as per local clinical protocol.
Application
To apply ALLEVYN Life follow the steps below:
1. Cleanse the wound in accordance with local clinical protocol.
2. Select an appropriate dressing size.
3. Prepare and clean the skin surrounding the wound area and remove excess moisture. Any excess hair should be clipped to ensure close approximation to the wound.
4. Using a clean technique remove one of the protector films from ALLEVYN Life and anchor the adhesive side of the dressing to the skin. Smooth the dressing over the wound ensuring there are no creases. When positioning ALLEVYN Life Sacrum dressings, place the narrow end of the dressing a minimum of 2cm (3/4in.) above the anal sphincter, then smooth the dressing over the sacrum.
5. Remove the remaining protector film and smooth the dressing over the remainder of the wound without stretching, ensuring no creases. Only the pad area of the dressing must be adhered across the entire surface of the wound.
6. ALLEVYN Life can be used to dress awkward areas such as elbows; the dressing corner lobes can be overlapped when positioning the dressing, ensuring no creasing or stretching occurs.
When to Change
Dressings can be left in place undisturbed for up to 7 days, except the sacral area where dressings can be left in place for up to 5 days, depending on the condition of the wound and the surrounding skin, or until exudate covers more than 50% of the absorbent pad outside of the central screen.
The above is guidance and the decision of when to change should be dependent upon clinical assessment and local protocols should also be taken into consideration.
If dressings are applied to the sacral area, due to the increased potential for contamination and infection in this area, increased monitoring of dressing adherence may be required as per local clinical protocols.
Dressing Removal
remove ALLEVYN Life, lift the edge of the dressing and slowly peel back until completely removed from the wound. ALLEVYN Life Sacrum should be removed from the top edge down towards the anus to minimize the potential for fecal contamination.
