Clinical evaluation of Allevyn Gentle Border Lite™ within one health trust

This article outlines the financial cost of wound care and the importance of appropriate dressings to achieve both clinical and economic outcomes. A clinical evaluation of Allevyn Gentle Border Lite™ including 50 patients within one health trust was undertaken to assess ease of application, wear time, ease of removal, durability and patient comfort. An observation is made that wound care is complex and health professionals require a knowledge and understanding of the wound healing process, pain, dressing products, asepsis, microbiology, pharmacology, psychosocial factors, and ethics, and should possess good communication skills. A conclusion is made that the 50 patient evaluation demonstrates the flexibility of the Allevyn Gentle Border Lite, which allows for a secure fit, provides active fluid management in its control of exudates, may be applied to patients with fragile skin, thereby avoiding the need for secondary retention, and may be used on difficult-to-dress areas.