ConvaTec DuoDERM Hydroactive Sterile Gel

What to buy with Hydroactive Dressing

• Cotton Single-Tipped Wooden Stick Applicators
• ConvaTec SAF-Clens AF Dermal Wound Cleanser
• ConvaTec Aloe Vesta Clear Antifungal Ointment

How to use DuoDERM Gel?

• Cleanse the wound site, rinse well and dry the surrounding skin
• Unscrew the tube cap and remove the white safety ring.
• Replace the cap to puncture the tube membrane.




• Apply DuoDERM Hydroactive Sterile Gel directly into the wound. Do not fill the wound beyond the level of the surrounding skin.
• DuoDERM Hydroactive Gel should be changed when the cover dressing leaks or is removed for routine dressing changes. Maximum recommended wear time is seven days.

Precautions to take while using for DuoDERM Hydroactive Gel

• Store up to 25 degrees C to avoid freezing.
• Where infection is suspected or develops during the use of DuoDERM Hydroactive Sterile Gel, appropriate antibiotic therapy should be initiated. Its use may be continued, but the progress of the wound should be monitored carefully and all treatments should be under medical supervision. In the presence of anaerobic infection, occlusive therapy is not recommended.
• The control of blood glucose and appropriate pressure relief measures should be provided with diabetic foot ulcers.
• The moist wound environment produced by the gel may result in autolytic debridement which may make the wound appear larger after the first few dressing changes.
• Colonization of chronic wounds is common and is not a contraindication to the use of DuoDERM Gel.

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