Wet-to-dry dressing: Changing your dressing at home - 04/2017

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Wet-to-dry dressing: Changing your dressing at home

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Abstract

This handout explains how to use wet-to-dry dressing, which keeps an incision clean and pulls out dead skin as the dressing dries. It includes detailed steps for changing the dressing, and lists symptoms that require a call to the doctor.

Author

Patient Care Services

Publisher

University of Washington Medical Center

Date Published (original date)

1999

Revision Date

04/2017

Print Abstract

General Subject

Patient Care Procedures & Instructions

Surgery

Specific Subject/Keyword

Self-care

Skin

Dressing

Languages

English

Record ID

3677