Adverse reactions to wound dressings
Joanne Conway Clinical Nurse Specialist, Tissue Viability, Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal Oldham Hospital, Oldham
Julia Whettam Clinical Pharmacist, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospitals, Manchester
This article describes the potential risks to patients’ skin from the use of wound dressings and how to minimise those risks. Guidance is provided on the steps to be taken once an allergic reaction is suspected.
Nursing Standard.
16, 44, 52-60.
doi: 10.7748/ns2002.07.16.44.52.c3232
Correspondence
Joanne.Conway@oldham-tr.nwest.nhs.uk
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