Antimicrobial post-op dressing
Mepilex Border Post-Op Ag
Antimicrobial all-in-one post-op dressing with extra flexibility for patient mobility
Mepilex® Border Post-Op Ag antimicrobial post-operative dressing is conformable and easy to use. It's designed for acute surgical wounds that can benefit from an antimicrobial action. The impregnated silver sulphate particles create an antimicrobial action that helps that has been shown through in vitro testing to reduce bioburden after 30 minutes, killing 99.9% of a wide range of bacteria for up to seven days 1 2 3.
This all-in-one bordered foam silver dressing design includes Safetac® – the original less-pain contact layer with silicone adhesion. So dressing changes are less painful 4 5 6 7 for your patients.
Mepilex Border Post-Op Ag absorbs more than other brand of post-op dressings, without leaking 8 9 10, which minimizes the risk of maceration and limits how often you need to change the dressing.
- Helps reduce surgical site infections 7
- Support patient mobility 11
- Reduce dressing related costs 4 5
- Provides a broad and sustained antimicrobial effect 1 3
- minimizes pain during dressing changes 4 11
Further product information
When to use Mepilex Border Post-Op Ag
You can use Mepilex Border Post-Op Ag for exuding acute wounds such as surgical wounds, cuts and abrasions, and when an antimicrobial action is needed for infected wounds.
Mepilex Border Post-Op Ag is designed specifically for post-op use for surgical wounds and blood absorption. The Flex technology helps it stay on for mobile patients – so you can use it for surgical wounds on joints such as hips and knees 4 5 6 11.
Frequency of change
Our Mepilex Border Post-Op Ag dressing can be left in place for up to seven days – depending on the wound condition and the surrounding skin – or as indicated by accepted clinical practice.
How to use Mepilex Border Post-Op Ag
How to apply Mepilex Border Post-Op Ag.
Product details
| Code | Size inches (cm) | Pcs/box | Pcs/case |
| 498300 | 4x6 (10x15 cm) | 5 | 70 |
| 498400 | 4x8 (10x20 cm) | 5 | 25 |
| 498450 | 4x10 (10x25 cm) | 5 | 35 |
| 498600 | 4x12 (10x30 cm) | 5 | 25 |
| 498650 | 4x14 (10x35 cm) | 5 | 60 |
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'References'
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- Mölnlycke Health Care. Report no. 20151109-002. 2015. Data on file.
- Mölnlycke Health Care. Report no. 20151110-007. 2015. Data on file.
- Zarghooni K, et al. Is the use of modern versus conventional wound dressings warranted after primary knee and hip arthroplasty? Acta Orthop Belg. 2015;81(4):768-775.
- Bredow J, et al. Randomized clinical trial to evaluate the performance of a flexible self-adherent absorbent dressing coated with a soft silicone layer after hip, knee or spinal surgery in comparison to standard wound dressing. Poster presentation at the 5th Congress of WUWHS, Florence, Italy, 25-29 Sep 2016.
- Van Overschelde P, et al. A randomised controlled trial comparing two wound dressings used after elective hip and knee arthroplasty. Poster presentation at the 5th Congress of WUWHS, Florence, Italy, 25-29 Sep, 2016.
- Zurcher S, et al. Mercy Medical Center, Dubuque IA, Poster Presentation 2013 WOCN – Reducing Postoperative Surgical Site Infections in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Patients. 2013.
- Feili F, et al. Blood absorption capacity of post-operative wound dressings. Poster presentation at the 5th Congress of WUWHS, Florence, Italy, 25-29 Sep 2016.
- Feili F. et al. Fluid handling properties of antimicrobial post-operative wound dressings. Poster presentation at 5th Congress of the WUWHS, Florence, Italy, 2016.
- Feili F, et al. A laboratory evaluation of the fluid retention properties of post-operative absorbent dressings. Poster presentation at the 5th Congress of WUWHS, Florence, Italy, 25-29 Sep 2016.
- Johansson C. et al. Preventing post-operative blistering following hip and knee arthroplasty. Wounds International, 2012.
