Influence of Accumulation of Humidity under Wound Dressings and Effects on Transepidermal Water Loss (TEWL) and Skin Hydration-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Influence of Accumulation of Humidity under Wound Dressings and Effects on Transepidermal Water Loss (TEWL) and Skin Hydration

Published:2024-09-02 Issue:17 Volume:14 Page:7739
ISSN:2076-3417
Container-title:Applied Sciences
language:en
Short-container-title:Applied Sciences

Author:

Rauscher Marc¹²,Rauscher Andreas²,Hu Linda Y.³,Schlitt Hans J.¹,Krauß Sabrina⁴,Illg Claudius⁴^ORCID,Reis Wolfertstetter Patricia²^ORCID,Hofmann Aybike⁵^ORCID,Knorr Christian⁶^ORCID,Denzinger Markus²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany

2. Department of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Orthopedics, Hospital St. Hedwig of the Order of St. John of God, University Children’s Hospital Regensburg (KUNO), Steinmetzstrasse 1-3, 93049 Regensburg, Germany

3. Department of Statistical Bioinformatics, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany

4. Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, BG Unfallklinik Tuebingen, Eberhard Karls University, 72074 Tuebingen, Germany

5. Department of Pediatric Urology, Hospital St. Hedwig of the Order of St. John of God, University Children’s Hospital Regensburg (KUNO), Steinmetzstrasse 1-3, 93049 Regensburg, Germany

6. Pediatric Surgery, RoMed Klinikum Rosenheim, 83022 Rosenheim, Germany

Abstract

The moisture content of the human skin, but also the loss of water through the skin, the transepidermal water loss (TEWL), plays a significant role in the skin’s health. Various medical indications require the use of a wound dressing. However, how the skin environment changes under a wound dressing has not yet been sufficiently investigated. Skin moisture and TEWL values were measured in 20 healthy volunteers before and after the application of a total of 23 different wound dressings distributed over the back. Significant changes in the parameters from day 1 to day 2 were tested. Wound dressings change the underlying skin environment. Occlusive dressings significantly increase skin hydration and TEWL. The findings could contribute to quantitative analysis and monitoring of topical-wound therapy in the future.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/17/7739/pdf

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