SQUEEZE THIS TUBE FOR FLUID DONATING HYDROGEL

ACTIVHEAL® HYDROGEL

SQUEEZE THIS TUBE FOR FLUID DONATING HYDROGEL.

ACTIVHEAL® HYDROGEL

ACTIVHEAL® HYDROGEL IS AN EFFECTIVE METHOD FOR HYDRATING DRY NECROTIC AND SLOUGHY WOUNDS.

FEATURES // EXCELLENT FLUID DONATION // AIDS AUTOLYTIC DEBRIDEMENT // REHYDRATES DRY NECROTIC WOUNDS // PROVIDES A MOIST WOUND ENVIRONMENT // REMOVES DEVITALISED TISSUE // ENCOURAGES GROWTH AND MIGRATION OF EPITHELIAL CELLS

ActivHeal® Hydrogel is an amorphous gel that gently increases the moisture level within the wound, encouraging moist wound healing through autolytic debridement.

ActivHeal® Hydrogel is a crucial product in any wound care treatment when fluid donation is essential. The gel is delivered through a tube onto the wound area as a primary dressing and can remain in situ to deliver important rehydration to the wound.

performance

Fluid donation (% decrease in Hydrogel weight)²

INDICATIONS

ActivHeal® Hydrogel is used as a primary dressing indicated for use on dry and sloughy wounds with nil to low exudate:

Pressure ulcers
Cavity wounds
Leg ulcers
Graft and Donor sites
Diabetic ulcers
Post op surgical wounds
Lacerations and abrasions

WOUND TYPES

Nil > Low Exudate

SLOUGHY

NECROTIC

GRANULATING

CASE STUDY

A 56 year old man with a history of ulcerative colitis who was diagnosed with a perforated bowel with faecal contamination. An urgent bowel resection was performed and the patient was subsequently transferred to ITU for management. During his stay in ITU the patient required high levels of inotropic support which resulted in the development of peripheral tissue necrosis.

Day 1. Wound assessment was performed by the Vascular Nurse Specialist and found to have a competent vascular system with palpable pulses. He had necrotic areas to both feet which were isolated to the lateral side and full tissue depth.

Image of a necrotic foot after treatment with ActivHeal Hydrogel day 18

Day 18. After a full assessment the treatment selected to promote autolytic debridement was ActivHeal® Hydrogel covered by a film as a secondary dressing. This dressing was changed every 48hrs.

Image of a necrotic foot after treatment with ActivHeal Hydrogel day 24

Day 24. Following multiple treatments the wound showed considerable improvement. The wound now had 100% granulation tissue present.

SIZES & CODES

ActivHeal® Hydrogel is available through a variety of channels.

ACTIVHEAL® HYDROGEL
SIZE	QTY	PRODUCT CODE	NHS SUPPLY CHAIN	DT PIP CODE
8g	10	10011131	ELA369	377-9956
15g	10	10007419	ELG018	301-6847

References
1. Winter GD (1962) Formation of a scab and the rate of epithelialization of superficial wounds in the skin of the young domestic pig. Nature 193: 293–34.
2. SMTL independent data 04/1722/2.
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