Following its inclusion in the National Health System by the Ministry of Health, the Coloplast Biatain Fiber dressing is now available, indicated for patients with chronic lesions, such as pressure ulcers and vascular ulcers, and especially for exudative ones.
This new product, which is available to Spanish patients from July 8, has been developed thanks to the experience of 200 health professionals (physicians and nurses) who have dedicated themselves to specifying and illustrating the clinical needs in this type of injuries. Specifically, Biatain Fiber helps to control exudate in wounds and accelerate healing in patients who suffer from vascular diseases, diabetes (diabetic foot), who have undergone surgical processes, or who due to hospitalization, dependency or other pathologies must remain in bed or immobilized, and are prone to the appearance of pressure ulcers. It can also help patients with other conditions, or who have suffered certain types of accidents or burns among other more acute injuries.
“The variety of patients is as wide as the types of wounds”Explain Andres Roldan, reference nurse in wounds in the Aljarafe Sevilla Norte District, clinical director of and one of the first nursing professionals to have tested the new product on their patients. Specifically, Roldán has used the dressing on four patients, two women and two men between the ages of 33 and 82, with different types of surgical wounds, vascular and charcot foot. As a result, it has found “a shortening of foreseeable healing times by the evolution of complete wounds and, therefore, in the reduction of the size of the wounds”.
Biatain Fiber dressing, developed by Coloplast, helps control exudate in wounds and accelerates wound healing
Specifically, in the case of an injury caused by a pilonidal sinus very deep, “I expected to heal in about eight weeks, I managed to close it in five weeks”, points out. In another case, a complex surgical wound on the face of a patient, “I expected about three weeks of evolution and at the end of the first ten days the wound has been reduced by 80%”comments the nurse.
In addition to improving control of wound exudate, which is the main feature of the new product, and facilitating “the healing from the edges of the woundwhich is essential” as indicated by Roldán, since “Its use favors an optimal humid environment in the wound, so that patients do not feel discomfort during treatment and pain is reduced”.
it’s a soft, sterile, primary wound dressing made of non-woven hydrocollide fibers. The dressing incorporates an advanced technology called HexalockThat allows him trap exudate from wounds more efficiently than products so far on the market, and maintain its shape and integrity. These features allow Optimize the healing conditions of a large part of chronic wounds that nursing professionals treat, especially exudative wounds.
Due to its innovative features, the product has been awarded the Red Dot design award in the 2020 edition, which rewards quality and innovation. It is one of the most prestigious design awards in the world, and is given to products that through their innovation set new standards and lay the foundation for fundamental change in the industry.
Reduce wound exudate buildup and combat antibiotic resistance
Biatain Fiber is aimed at reduce exudate buildup wound fluid, a fluid composed of various substances, including water, electrolytes, nutrients, inflammatory mediators, cells, proteolytic enzymes (eg, MMPs), growth factors, and waste products. In the inflammatory phase of wound healing, exudate levels are generally high. Non-healing or chronic wounds are often arrested in the inflammatory phase and may produce large amounts of exudate, and the accumulation of these levels of exudate can trigger an infection.
At this point, the arrival of this new product is especially relevant. Along with the improvement in healing, the professionals who have tested it conclude that its use reduces the need for antimicrobial dressings. “The management of the exudate is very remarkable and differentiated from other fibers”, points out Andrés Roldán, to which is added the fact that “prevents the wound from becoming a medium for infectionso its early use can avoid the need to use antimicrobials”.
This feature, in turn, is a progress to combat antibiotic resistance. All wounds contain bacteria, even those that heal normally. But if its bacterial load increases, it can become infected, causing a delay in healing, which in many cases leads to the use of antibiotics. Overexposure to these drugs is one of the causes of the increase in resistance that is currently one of the biggest threats to global health, food security and development. According to an estimate by the United Nations Organization, antibiotic-resistant infections could cause 10 million deaths a year in 2050. In this sense, the vice president of the Wound and Skin Care division of , Nicholas Buhlnoting that the company is “proud to bring to market a new product that can make a positive difference to everyone living with exuding wounds”.