In contact with wound exudates, the hydrocolloid particles gel and interact with the petrolatum component of UrgoTul to form a lipido-colloid gel in contact with the wound, creating a moist environment that promotes the healing process. Flexible and highly conformable, can be used to cover irregular wounds or wounds in difficult locations and packing deep wounds.

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Hold secondary dressing in place with a conforming bandage, adhesive tape or an elasticated tubular bandage. Forty‐eight percent of the Urgotul ™‐dressed wounds showed no bleeding, 43% versus 13% of Urgotul ™‐dressed and TG‐dressed wounds respectively noted minimal bleeding during first dressing change. Excess exudate drains through the constantly open mesh into a secondary absorbent dressing, thus avoiding any build‐up or maceration of the wound or surrounding skin. They all incorporate Technology Lipido-Colloid ( TLC ) which is a unique combination of Hydrocolloid and lipid particles in a non-occulusive mesh or within a Foam dressing.If required UrgoTul Absorb and UrgoTul Absorb Heel can be cut using sterile equipment to adjust the size of the dressing to fit the wound. Their extensive portfolio of products establishes proven protocols for the care and management of wounds, skin and skin breakdown.

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Stinging or even painful sensations have been reported, mainly at the start of treatment, with UrgoStart. In the case of deep wounds and fistula wounds, a section of the dressing should be left visible to enable easy removal. The exclusion criteria were: deep dermal and full thickness burns requiring excision, infected burns, total body surface area (TBSA) burns of more than 30% requiring admission to the Intensive Care Unit, known sensitivity or allergy to TG or Urgotul ™ and patient refusal. Urgo Medical provides medical devices and products to hospitals, nursing homes and home health agencies—and the patients they treat—with a focus on acute, chronic and surgical wounds, and additionally skin moisturization. There were no adverse events, none of the subjects developed an allergenic reaction to the dressings or had to undergo excision and further grafting.UrgoTul is produced using Lipido-Colloid Technology, an exclusive patented innovation from Laboratoires Urgo. The importance of pain reduction through dressing selection in routine wound management: the MAPP study, Journal of Wound Care, 2004, Vol 13, No 10, 409-413. Another observation was that of granulation tissue growing through the open weave of the fabric, and on removal, precious newly epithelialised skin would be torn off along with the dressing.