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Gelling fi ber dressing

Size Dressings per box PIP Code NHS SC Codes

5 x 5cm 10 402-0517 ELY623

10 x 10cm 10 402-0525 ELY620

15 x 15cm 5 402-0533 ELY621

2.5 x 45cm Ribbon 5 402-0541 ELY622

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Order Information

KerraCel™ is available in 4 different sizes on prescription and can be ordered through

your pharmacy and via NHS Supply Chain; or contact NuCare on Freephone

0800 783 3909 using the codes below.

KerraCel™ absorbs more than AQUACEL® Extra™2

During in vitro tests, KerraCel™ absorbed more fl uid than AQUACEL® Extra,™ and

retained comparable percentages of fl uid under compression.

KerraCel™ can be used on a number of exuding wounds, including:

KerraCel™ is suitable for use under compression

Leg ulcers Pressure ulcers

Diabetic foot ulcers

• Surgical wounds

• Donor sites

• Cavity wounds

• Oncology wounds

• Superfi cial and partial thickness burns

• Superfi cial wounds, to control minor bleeding

Trauma wounds

Average absorbency (g/100cm2)

35

25

15

5

30

20

10

0

g/1

00cm

2

KerraCel™ AQUACEL® Extra™ Durafi ber™

Fluid retention following compression (g/100cm2)

NEW

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£4.8million saved

KerraCel™ dressings are designed to:

The NEW gelling fi ber dressing

KerraCel™ is a NEW 100% carboxmethyl cellulose primary dressing for use on a variety

of exuding wounds. It uses the same gelling fi ber material as AQUACEL® Extra,™

is soft and conformable, has a high absorbency and retains its integrity when

removed from the wound/cavity.2,3

KerraCel™ is 40% less than AQUACEL® Extra™1

In addition to offering all of the benefi ts of a CMC dressing, KerraCel™ is 40% less than

AQUACEL® Extra™ and better value than all of the other comparative products. So now

you can get the outcomes you expect, at a price that works for your budget.

With stretched NHS budgets and expenditure increasingly scrutinised, KerraCel™ allows

you and your team to continue using the fi ber dressings that you rely on for clinical outcomes,

but at a considerably lower cost.

KerraCel™ vs. other fi ber dressings

Brand Size Drug Tariff Price KerraCel™ Saving

AQUACEL® Extra™ 10 x 10cm £2.38 40%

Durafi ber™ 10 x 10cm £2.17 34%

UrgoClean® 10 x 10cm £2.12 33%

Exufi ber® 10 x 10cm £2.05 30%

KytoCel® 10 x 10cm £1.92 26%

ActivHeal Aquafi ber 10 x 10cm £1.80 21%

KerraCel™ 10 x 10cm £1.43 –

• Lock in exudate*,3 to protectperi-wound skin from maceration

• Form a soothing gel when wet

• Help maintain a moisthealing environment

• Be removed from the wound bed in one piece

• Contour to the wound bedto minimise dead space where bacteria can live*,2

• Sequester harmful components found in exudate (bacteria and MMPs)*,2

Maintaining integrity when wet

Switching to KerraCel™ could

save the NHS approximately

£4.8m per year on its

current use of fi ber dressings (prescriptions only)

Cost savings without compromising clinical effi cacy

KerraCel™ remains strong when wet, with the ability to retain its integrity

when removed or pulled from the wound or cavity.3 So you can be

confi dent that no contamination will occur, even when used on heavily

exuding wounds.

KerraCel™ micro-contours to the wound bed4 KerraCel™ micro-contours

more closely to the wound bed

than AQUACEL® Extra.™

Micro-contouring is a signifi cant

benefi t of CMC dressings.

KerraCel’s™ design allows the

full surface of the dressing

to come into contact with the

wound bed, minimising dead

space where bacteria can live

and proliferate.

of prescription sales

in the UK are

for fi ber dressings

Year ending November 15 (IMS)

of fi ber dressings

spend are prescriptions

for AQUACEL® and

AQUACEL® Extra™

£13.1million

Dry on fl at surface

Wet on fl at surface

Wet on porcine wound model

Magnifi ed view – wet on porcine wound model

KerraCel™ AQUACEL® Extra™

£11.7million

*As demonstrated in vitro

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