Most clinicians select wound dressings based on contracts, habit, or price. Dr. Laura Swoboda, DNP, APNP, CWOCN-AP, WOCNF, thinks they deserve better data than that.
Dr. Swoboda interpreted and translated EC Services’ laboratory and real-world simulation testing of 10 commercially available silicone foam dressings into clinical insights, covering pressure distribution, conformability, fluid handling, shear and friction resistance, and cost across 8 standardized tests. The result gives clinicians and assessment teams objective, reproducible performance data to work with, rather than supplier contracts alone.
A few findings stand out. Performance differences across products were significant and measurable. Higher price did not predict better results. And the HALYARD* Bordered Silicone Foam Dressing ranked among the top performers across nearly every test.