Standard versus polymeric membrane finger dressing and outcomes following pain diaries
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This article reviews the literature on fingertip injuries, physiology of pain management and assessment of these injuries. Assessment of pain using a recognised pain assessment tool is essential and can impact greatly on a patient quality of life. This article presents the results of a small dressing evaluation that also employed daily patient pain dairies for 14 days. The standard dressing group of Mepitel® (Mölnlycke Health Care), Melolin® (Smith & Nephew) and Tubinette® (Mölnlycke Health Care) was compared to the PolyMem finger dressing (Ferris Mfg Group) for wound healing by secondary intention. The audit was undertaken in a mediumsized Accident and Emergency (A&E) department in a general hospital and minor injuries unit.
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