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Wet To Dry Dressing Changes. Wring out the gauze pads until they do not drip. 3 impede healing through local tissue cooling. Wet to dry dressing changes your health care provider has covered your wound with a wet to dry dressing. Remove the old dressing.
With this type of dressing a wet or moist gauze dressing is put on your wound and allowed to dry. Wound drainage and dead tissue can be removed when you take off the old dressing. 3 impede healing through local tissue cooling. Wound drainage and dead tissue can be removed when you take off the old dressing. Put on a pair of non sterile gloves. Lightly pour the wetting solution n ormal saline or onto the gauze pads.
Lightly pour the wetting solution n ormal saline or onto the gauze pads.
3 impede healing through local tissue cooling. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and warm water before and after each dressing change. With the use of wet to dry wound healing is also delayed. Follow any instructions you are given on how to change the dressing. And 5 increase the risk for wound infection ayello et al 2002. With this type of dressing a wet or moist gauze dressing is put on your wound and allowed to dry.