pressure dressing

dressing

 [dres´ing]

1. any of various materials used for covering and protecting a wound.

2. in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as choosing, putting on, and removing clothes for a person who cannot do this for himself or herself.

biologic dressing one used in treatment of a burn or other large denuded area of skin to prevent infection and fluid loss; it may consist of synthetic material or a xenograft, allograft, or autograft

hydrocolloid dressing wafers or granules containing particles that interact with wound exudate to absorb the exudate by forming a gel.

pressure dressing one by which pressure is exerted on the covered area to prevent collection of fluids in underlying tissues; most commonly used after skin grafting and in treatment of burns.

protective dressing a light dressing to prevent exposure to injury or infection.

Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

pres·sure dress·ing

a dressing by which pressure is exerted on the area covered to prevent the collection of fluids in the underlying tissues; most commonly used after skin grafting and in the treatment of burns.

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pressure dressing

 A misnomer for an occlusive, pressureless wound dressing that stabilizes and partially immobilizes a region of skin; PDs are used for burns

McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

pres·sure dress·ing

(presh'ŭr dres'ing)

A dressing by which pressure is exerted on the area covered to prevent the collection of fluids in the underlying tissues; most commonly used after skin grafting and in the treatment of burns.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

pres·sure dress·ing

(presh'ŭr dres'ing)

A dressing by which pressure is exerted on the covered area to prevent the collection of fluids in the underlying tissues.

Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012