Dressing Application For Wound Management - Medela Invia Gauze Instrucciones De Uso

Dressing application for wound management

Wound preparation
Remove and discard previous dressing per local protocol. Please refer to Dressing Removal section for more details.
WARNING
Inspect the wound thoroughly to ensure that all pieces of dressing components have been removed.
– Thoroughly clean and debride the wound as instructed by a physician.
– Protect the periwound skin from exposure to moisture and adhesive.
Dressing application
To be performed by healthcare professional only.
Do not use if sterile package is damaged or opened prior to use.
When applying Invia Gauze Dressing Kit with FitPad, use clean/aseptic or sterile techniques per local protocol.
Step 1 – Apply the gauze
WARNINGS
– Gauze should be cut to fit loosely into the wound bed. Do not tightly pack or force gauze into any areas of the wound.
– Do not cut the gauze directly over the wound bed to avoid gauze fragments from falling into the wound.
– If multiple pieces of gauze are needed to cover the wound bed, count and record how many gauze pieces are
present.
– If a tunnel exists, cut the gauze longer than the tunnel to ensure that contact is made with the gauze in the primary
wound bed/cavity.
– Do not place gauze into blind or unexplored tunnels.
Step 2 – Apply Transparent Film
a) Peel the central layer "1"
Film should extend 3–5 cm beyond wound margin to facilitate adequate seal.
Film should be securely anchored to periwound area to maintain an air tight seal.
Film can be cut into multiple pieces for easier handling, make sure to retain a portion of the handling bars on each piece.
Assess and document wound dimension.
– Cut the gauze to fit the size and shape of the wound.
– Saturate gauze with saline.
– Place the gauze into the wound cavity. Gauze should fill the wound
cavity without overlapping onto intact skin.
– If required, a non-adherent layer may be applied to the wound prior
to placing the gauze into the wound bed.
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b) Place the adhesive face
down over the gauze and
remove side layers "1"
c) Peel top layer "2"
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d) Detach handling bars
along perforated lines
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