Abstract：
The annual cost to the NHS of managing 3.8 million patients with a wound was estimated in 2020 to be £8.3 billion, of which £5.6 billion was spent on the 30% of wounds that did not heal and £2.7 billion on the 70% of wounds that healed (Guest, 2020). One of the main symptoms associated with chronic \'hard-to-heal\' wounds is the production of excess exudate (Atkin et al, 2019). This is due to a prolonged chronic inflammatory response stimulated by a physiological cause. This article describes what exudate is and its importance in the wound healing process, highlighting the consequences of too little or excessive wound exudate associated with any wound. The article goes on to describe a case series observational study involving a range of patients (n=47; 33 male/14 female), aged between 33 and 91 years (mean 67.4 years), with a variety of acute (n=11) and chronic exuding wounds (n=44). In total, 55 wounds of various aetiologies were managed with DryMax Super (a dressing whose design includes superabsorbent polymers) in order to evaluate and report on the absorption and fluid-handling properties of the product.
摘要：
NHS在2020年管理380万伤口患者的年度成本估计为83亿英镑，其中56亿英镑用于30%未愈合的伤口，27亿英镑用于70%愈合的伤口(客人，2020）。与慢性“难以愈合”伤口相关的主要症状之一是产生过量的渗出物(Atkin等人，2019)。这是由于生理原因刺激的长期慢性炎症反应。本文介绍了什么是渗出物及其在伤口愈合过程中的重要性,强调与任何伤口相关的伤口渗出物过少或过多的后果。本文继续描述了涉及一系列患者的病例系列观察性研究（n=47；33男/14女），年龄在33至91岁之间（平均67.4岁），有多种急性（n=11）和慢性渗出伤口（n=44）。总的来说,用DryMaxSuper（其设计包括超吸收聚合物的敷料）管理55种不同病因的伤口，以评估和报告产品的吸收和流体处理性能。
