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A Patient's Guide To Aquacel Surgical Dressing (1592)
A Patient's Guide To Aquacel Surgical Dressing (1592)
Orthopaedic Department
A patient’s guide to Aquacel surgical
dressing
How to care for your post-operative hip/knee joint replacement
wound.
Knee picture 1
Dressing covering the wound
How your wound dressing may look
after a few days
This does not need changing
Knee picture 2
Dressing covering the wound
Dressing needs to be changed when
fluid reaches the border
Your wound will leak into your dressing as in Picture 1, and then will
dry up, this is normal. Your wound dressing should remain in place for at
least seven days.
Reasons you should contact the hospital for advice regarding your
wound:
The wound begins to ooze blood or any other fluid;
The skin around the wound becomes red spreading outwards and is
constantly hot;
You experience unusual pain or odour;
The wound dressing has moved and the wound is visible.
Important reminder
For maximum effectiveness the dressing must stay in place.
Contact Information
If you are concerned about your wound, you can call us anytime on:
Ward 52: University Hospital Telephone 024 7696 7738
Cedar Ward: Rugby St Cross 01788 663876 or 01788 663183
Please refer to the advice given to you on discharge about the removal of
your clips or sutures (stitches). The dressing will be removed
approximately 14 days after your operation.
The Trust has access to interpreting and translation services. If you need
this information in another language or format please contact the ward you
were discharged from and we will do our best to meet your needs.
Document History
Department: Orthopaedics
Contact: 25302
Updated: July 2021
Review: July 2023
Version: 4.1
Reference: HIC/LFT/1592/13