Xeroform Petrolatum Impregnated Gauze Dressing, Sterile

Covidien Xeroform Occlusive Petrolatum Gauze Dressing protects and promotes a moist wound healing environment. It clings and conforms to all body contours, which makes it suitable for use in compression therapy and deep and shallow wounds. Xeroform Occlusive Petrolatum Gauze Dressing is a non-adherent dressing with added medicating components to protect and promote healing. The fine mesh gauze is saturated with 3% Bismuth Tribromopenate in a special petrolatum blend. Xeroform Occlusive Dressing gives users peace of mind that the dressing will not stick to wound and cause pain when it is removed.

• Stops bacteria from reproducing
• Low profile
• Non-adherent construction
• Occlusive dressing

• Bacteriostatic/antibiotic agent speeds up healing by stopping the bacteria from reproducing
• Occlusive Gauze Dressing maintains moist environment
• Non-adherent construction is non-traumatic to the wound and patient upon removal
• Wide variety of shapes and sizes available
• Can also be cut to wound size
• Easy to apply
• Sterile

• Xeroform Petrolatum Gauze Dressing is intended for use as a primary contact layer in dressing wounds like
  
  • Lacerations
  • Newly sutured wounds
  • Skin graft recipient sites
  • Abrasions
  • Minor or partial-thickness burns
• It can also be used as an initial layer in dressing surgical wounds with light exudate where mild medication and deodorization are desired

• It is recommended to change dressing on a daily basis to maintain a moist, non-adherent environment
• Cleanse wound with saline solution or sterile water
• Gently pat dry surrounding skin
• Place dressing directly over wound or into the wound
• The dressing will cling and conform to the body
• Choose a secondary dressing to cover the dressing such as a transparent film, tape or roll gauze to secure

• Should not be used on patients with hypersensitivity to Bismuth Tribromophenate
• Irritation may develop with a history of atopy (predisposition to hypersensitivity)