Author:
Andrew Heenan RGN RMN BA(Hons) This article includes all the
cavity dressings included in the Drug Tariff [1], plus dressings
which may be used most frequently for cavity wounds. Proprietary names are included
for convenience. Cavity DressingsIndications:
medium or heavily exuding cavity wounds.
| Product | Shape |
Size/weight | Price | | Acticoat
Absorbent | | 2cm x 30cm | £11.85 |
| ActivHeal Alginate Rope | |
2cm x 30cm | £2.05 | ActivHeal
Aquafiber Rope
| | 2cm x 42cm | £1.75 | | Algisite
Ag | see silvered
dressings | | Algisite M-Rope |
| 2cm x 30cm |
£3.18 | | Algosteril Rope |
| 30cm / 2G |
£3.47 | | Allevyn Cavity |
Circular | 5cm diameter |
£3.86 | | 10cm diameter |
£9.21 | | Tubular |
9cm x 2.5cm | £3.75 |
| 12cm x 4cm | £6.60 |
| Allevyn Plus Cavity |
| 5cm x 6cm |
£1.74 | | 10cm x 10cm |
£2.89 | | 15cm x 20cm |
£5.79 | | Aquacel Ribbon |
| 2cm x 45cm |
£2.59 | | Aquacel Ag Ribbon | see
silvered dressings | Askina Foam Cavity
| | 2.4cm
x 40cm | £2.30 | | Biatain
Ag | see
silvered dressings | Cerdak Cavity
| | 10cm
x 10cm | £2.10 | | | 10cm
x 15cm
| £2.63 | |
Curasorb Rope | |
30cm | £2.84 | |
61cm | £4.98 | |
91cm | £5.36 | Cutimed
Sorbact
| x5 pieces | 2cm x 50cm | £3.74 |
| x5 pieces | 5cm x 200cm | £7.37 | | Cutimed
Sorbact Tupfer | | 3cm | £3.06 |
| Kaltostat | |
2g | £3.54 | |
Melgisorb Cavity | x3 pieces |
2.2cm x 32cm | £3.30 |
| PermaFoam Cavity | | 10cm x 10cm
| £1.84 | | SeaSorb
Soft Filler | | 44cm |
£2.52 | | Sorbalgon T |
| 30cm / 2g |
£3.17 | | Sorbsan Packing |
| 2g | £3.41 |
| Sorbsan Ribbon | with probe |
40cm | £1.99 | |
Sorbion Sana | | 8.5cm x 8.5cm | £4.93 |
| | 12cm x 12cm | £6.68 |
| | 12cm x 22cm | £12.37 |
| | 22cm x 22cm | £19.84 |
| Sorbsan Silver Packing | see
silvered dressings | | Sorbsan Silver Ribbon | see
silvered dressings | | Suprasorb A | | 30cm
/ 2g
| £2.08 | |
Tegaderm Alginate | | 2cm
x 30cm | £2.68 | |
Tielle Packing | | 9.5cm
x 9.5cm | £2.08 | |
Trionic Rope | | 2cm
x 30cm | £3.60 | |
Urgosorb Rope | | 30cm |
£2.58 | | Urgosorb Silver Rope |
see silvered dressings |
Conforming Foam Cavity Dressing
| Product |
Size | Price |
| Cavi-Care |
20g | £18.12 |
See also: Vacuum Assisted
Closure Therapy References
1. Prescription Pricing Authority, Department of Health. Drug Tariff. London:
The Stationery Office, May 2009. Article Updated: May 2009 Related Articles
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