Real impact

AQUACEL® Extra™, powered by innovative Hydrofiber® Technology, can help you make a real impact on the lives of people living with a wound.

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Real progress

AQUACEL® Extra™ dressings optimize healing in acute and chronic wounds and reduce wound size and slough1. Convatec’s unique Hydrofiber® technology helps you manage wounds efficiently, increase patient comfort and reduce healing times2. With AQUACEL® Extra™ you can be confident you are delivering the highest standard of wound management while helping to reduce costs3.

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Real performance

On contact with an exudating wound, Hydrofiber® Technology expands and forms a cohesive gel which:

  • Balances moisture, preventing fluid spread and maceration4
  • Micro-contours to the wound bed, leaving NO GAPS5
  • Immobilizes bacteria and MMPs, to aid tissue regeneration6
  • Draws fluid away from wound bed, by vertical wicking7
  • De-sloughs the wound bed,reducing infection and inflammation6
  • Aids autolytic debridement, creating a cleaner wound bed8

Result

In just 14 days, 89 % of wounds healed or were improving.

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Real evidence

The proven effectiveness of AQUACEL® Extra™ has been documented in 100+ published papers, including 23 randomized controlled trials.

See the latest publication on the impact AQUACEL® Extra™ had on 1093 patients with acute and hard-to-heal wounds in community.

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On average 88.1 % of wounds shown to heal or improve within 14 days

Wound length

22.8 %

(p<0.0001)

Wound width

20.3 %

(p 0.001)

Wound depth

39.4 %

(p<0.0001)

The healing of skin wounds in three groups at 0, 13, and 115 days

Case study

Subject aged over 70 years treated at home for a stage IV sacral pressure ulcer

Wound care objectives

  • Promote autolytic debridement and granulation
  • Reduce bacterial load
  • Manage exudate
  • Re-establish the integrity of the perilesional skin

Wound care protocol

  • Cleaning with soap and water irrigation with natural saline solution (e.g. Irriclens®)
  • AQUACEL® Extra™ 12.5 x 12.5 cm + AQUACEL® Foam Sacral Large Initial daily dressing changes for mechanical debridement

Conclusion

Benefits observed:

  • Apparently complete healing in less than 4 months
  • Effective de-sloughing facilitating mechanical debridement
  • Good exudate management
  • Healthy edges and perilesional skin

Used for just 14 days AQUACEL® Extra™ led to

52.8 %

Reduction in slough1

(p<0.001)

73.8 %

Increase in granulation1

(p=0.024)

96.6 %

Increase in epithelialized tissue1

(p=0.047)

70 %

of patients with acute wounds experienced low pain levels1

The AQUACEL® Extra™ dressing boxes are made from sustainable materials and are available in different sizes

Made of 100 % sustainable CMC8

Description Shape Box of Product Code
AQUACEL® Extra™ Dressings      
5 cm x 5 cm (approx. 2” x 2”) Square 10 420671
10 cm x 10 cm (approx. 4” x 4”) Square 10 420672
15 cm x 15 cm (approx. 6” x 6”) Square 5 420673
AQUACEL® Ribbon™ Dressings      
1 cm x 45 cm (approx. 0.75” x 18”)   5 403770
2 cm x 45 cm (approx. 0.39” x 18”)   5 420127
  1. Carrere C et al. Community Setting Survey Evaluating AQUACEL® Dressings. Journal of Wound Care VOL 30, NO 9. 2021 Sep 2;30(9):763-774
  2. Tomasi J, Claude Y, Lucas A. The partner study: first results of two synergistics dresings in the management of acute and chronic wounds in community setting.WUWHS. 2020.
  3. Moore PJ, Foster L. Cost benefits of two dressings in the management of surgical wounds. Br J Nurs. Sep 28-Oct 11 2000;9(17):1128-32. doi:10.12968/bjon.2000.9.17.5464
  4. Barnea Y, Amir A, Lesham D et al. Clinical comparative study of Aquacel® and paraffin gauze dressing for split-skin donor site treatment. Ann Plast Surg. 2004:53(2):132-136
  5. Hoekstra MJ et al. A histological comparison of acute inflammatory responses with a Hydrofiber or tulle gauze dressing. J Wound Care 2002; 11(3): 113-17.
  6. White R. Wound dressings and other topical treatment modalities in bioburden control. Journal of Wound Care. 2011;20(9):431-439.
  7. Walker M, Bowler PG, Cochrane CA. In vitro studies to show sequestration of matrix metalloproteinases by silver-containing wound care products. Ostomy/Wound Management, 2007, 53(9): 18-25.
  8. Coutts P and Sibbald R. The effect of a Silver containing Hydrofiber® dressing on superficial wound bed and bacterial balance of chronic wounds. Int Wound J 2005; 2:348-356