Wound dressing in medical practice

Chronic wounds are a common problem in medical practice. To ensure a therap eutic success, the underlying disease must be treated, and a sufficient loc al therapy should be carried out. In this article we want to offer an overv iew of new synthetic wound dressings, to facilitate the choice of the right product. Hydrocolloids, hydrogels, foam dressings, film dressings, alginat es and charcoal dressings come close to being an ideal wound dressing if us ed in the correct way.