At HARTMANN UKI our aim is to continuously improve our offering and make the lives of nurses, doctors and patients that little bit easier. Our products are constantly tested and modified, following feedback from tissue viability nurses, podiatrists and many other specialists. Many of them are happy for this feedback to be shared, so that we can all learn and improve together, offering the very best care and medical products on the market.
It is widely accepted that stress and anxiety can be linked to increased wound-related pain and dressing change.[1] To minimise this stress and to maximise healing, we developed our Atrauman® family of wound contact layers[3,4].
There are three products in the family – Atrauman®, Atrauman® Silicone (when you need an extra level of care) and Atrauman® Ag (When you need a silver containing wound contact layer).
The most widely chosen wound contact layer in the UK[2], Atrauman® can be used on a variety of acute and chronic wound types, such as minor burns and scalds, skin tears and incisions, abrasions, ulcers, exuding and infected wounds. Tracey Jones, a Tissue Viability Nurse comments, “Atrauman® is our 1st choice non-adherent dressing option. It is a high quality, truly non-adherent wound contact layer which we use on a variety of wounds at different times along the healing continuum. The varied size range available also ensures that dressing changes can be simpler and less wasteful.“
As part of our customer journey and continuous improvement we conducted a clinical study of 624 patients using Atrauman® Ag, two-thirds of which had infected wounds. The product was rated 96.7% for ease of removal, 94.8% for tolerability and 94.5% on overall impression[7]. Alison Schofield Tissue Viability Nurse commented, “This is a great product of choice due to the non-adherent contact layer and added silver to perform two roles in one.”[10]
And last but certainly not least, the Atrauman® Silicone range is used for treating delicate and sensitive skin or more complex wounds[12]. It offers a cost saving of 20% against its main competitors*. Kimberley Wilde, Advanced Podiatrist found that it is “an excellent dressing choice for protection of granulation tissue and easy and pain free removal. It is excellent for use in patients who have fragile skin and I have used it successfully in patients with diabetes and peripheral vascular disease.”[10]
Emma Deakin of HARTMANN UKI comments, “We are very proud to have won awards for innovation and customer service at HARTMANN and are thoroughly committed to setting industry standards and investing in new technology. “
Atrauman® has been developed to both improve the patient’s experience and reduce NHS spend, so feedback from healthcare specialists is vital. They are on the front line, trying to offer the very best level of service possible and we want to make sure they are always equipped with the right product for the task in hand, supporting them with the best customer experience in Healthcare.”
To learn more about Atrauman® Family, HARTMANN’s contact layer range click here.