How to choose a wound care product

Fact Sheet
How to Choose
Which Wound Product
Management
Aims
Wound
Location
Determine what needs to
be achieved e.g. heal a wound,
manage exudate, hydrate, treat
infection, manage odour?
Consider the depth, size,
and position of the wound to
determine which products will
be most appropriate.
Frequency
Dressing
Costs
Focus on selecting the
right product, on the
right wound, at the
right time, on the
right person for
cost-effective wound
management.
A Person-Centred
Choose products
according to the
frequency of dressing
changes e.g. daily
dressings or extended
wear products.
Check a person’s
compliance with wearing
a wound dressing
e.g. is it compromised due
Behaviour
to dementia, disabilities
or other mental health
conditions making it
difficult to keep in
place?
Consider a person’s daily
activities, mobility, and
clothing to minimise the visual
impact of the wound dressing
and to maximise user comfort.
Don’t forget
a secondary dressing
to hold a primary
dressing in place, absorb
exudate, or provide wound
protection and/or a
waterproof barrier.
Secondary
Dressing
Product
Comfort
Remember you are treating the whole person and not just the hole in the person.
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