The effective use of Eclypse Non-Adherent dressing for limb ulceration

Cathie Bree-Aslan RGN DipN RSHom DipHerb - Tissue Viability Nurse

Mr JK is a 90 year old gentleman who lives with his disabled wife. Mr JK is the primary carer for his wife and they are reluctant to accept additional help at home.

He originally came to the WHC for ulceration to the left lower limb which were subsequently healed and he was discharged in March 2009. However, Mr JK found it difficult to manage with hosiery and decided to discontinue their use and consequently, had a recurrence of the ulcer, which was initially treated by his practice nurse.

He was re-referred in September 2009 and commenced on a gel-backed foam dressing which unfortunately caused some maceration to the surrounding tissues (fig. 1)

 Fig. 1

Eclypse non-adherent was applied as a primary dressing and two layer compression bandaging continued. On his return 3 days later, the maceration to the surrounding tissues had significantly improved (fig. 2)

Fig. 2