Technology and product review T ECHNOL OGY UPD A TE :


Biatain® Silicone dressings: A case series evaluation


Authors: Chadwick P, Barrett S,


Cartier H, García-Martínez ML, Greco A, Lázaro Martínez JL, Drouard-Segard M


A multicentre case series was performed as a product evaluation of two new silicone wound dressings, Biatain® Silicone and Biatain® Silicone Lite (Coloplast A/S, Humlebaek, Denmark). This addressed the dressings’ overall usability (focusing on comfort for the patients and dressing handling for the healthcare practitioners) in a total of 39 patients who fulfilled the evaluation criteria. All investigators rated Biatain Silicone better than previously used products. The case series found that Biatain Silicone offers patients a comfortable treatment option with optimal exudate management for all evaluated wound types, and the dressings were very easy to apply and remove and stayed in place during wear.


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hronic wounds often produce copious amounts of exudate, which can have a significant impact on patients’


quality of life and place increased demands of healthcare resources.[1,2]


Excess moisture from


exudate can damage the periwound skin, leading to maceration. This can increase the risk of infection and friction-related damage, with the potential for wound enlargement and delayed healing.[3]


The increased


proteolytic activity of chronic wound exudate can further inhibit healing by damaging the wound bed and surrounding skin.[4] Absorbent dressings are the main option for


managing exudate at wound level. Numerous dressings exist and these can vary in their fluid handling capabilities. Characteristics of an ideal wound dressing include maintaining moisture balance while effectively removing excess fluid from the wound bed.[2]


Effective Author details and


acknowledgements can be found on the final page of this article.


exudate management can reduce time to healing, prevent exudate-related problems such as periwound maceration and infection, reduce dressing change frequency and improve patient’s quality of life.[2,5–7] Biatain® Silicone and Biatain® Silicone Lite


(Coloplast A/S, Humlebaek, Denmark) are two new wound dressings that combine the absorbent foam technology of Biatain foam dressings[8]


with a soft silicone adhesive. 18


They can be used on a broad range of exuding wounds. In this article, the authors report the findings of a case series performed as a product evaluation in which both patients and healthcare practitioners (HCPs) assessed the dressings, by means of questionnaires, to determine the usability (focusing on comfort for the patients and dressing handling for the HCPs) of these two Biatain Silicone dressings.


METHOD Test dressings Biatain® Silicone and Biatain® Silicone Lite are new silicone wound dressings for moist wound healing and exudate management. Biatain Silicone is a flexible absorbent multi-layered foam dressing with a soft silicone adhesive. It is designed to expand and conform to the wound bed to facilitate absorption of exudate [Figure 1]. Biatain Silicone Lite is a thinner, more


flexible version of the dressing, which can provide a closer anatomical fit to the wound and body for increased mobility.


Study design The product evaluation took place in seven clinics or hospitals in the following countries: France, Italy, Spain and the UK. Approximately


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