… Seven patients with All wounds progressed in Initiation of wound various non-healing foot terms of wound area or healing progression. wounds case study series. devitalised tissue reduction. Effectiveness of a Hydro-Responsive Wound Dressings to promote healing in chronic foot wounds: A case series By Tania Woodrow - Lead Diabetes Podiatrist, Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust Aim Method ® The Hydro-Responsive Wound Dressing (HRWD ) dressing system Seven participants with non-healing foot wounds were invited to consists of a two-step regime to promote wound moisture balance, participate in the case series. All participants were male with wounds optimisation of wound bed preparation and healing. Product to the mid or forefoot, average size 8.77 cm², with devitalised tissue literature claims that the incorporation of pre activated ringers within the wound bed, ranging from 40 to 97% of wound bed solution within the core of the dressing allows for a continuous covered with devitalised tissue, (photographs week 0) rinsing-absorption mechanism that promotes wound cleansing and the formation of granulation tissue by facilitating autolytic All participants received optimised standards of care, including debridement. offl oading, with the addition of HRWD® twice weekly for 10 weeks. Wounds were photographed and wound area measured The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of a HRWD® in a case series using Image-J software. Outcome measures include % wound area of seven patients with various foot wounds reduction and % removal of devitalised tissue at 8 weeks. …