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Dressings prescribed at the time of initial presentation in the community
| Percentage of patients who were treated with the following dressings for their initial treatment | |||||||||||
| Absorbent (%) | Alginate (%) | Antimicrobial (%) | Foam (%) | Hydrocolloid (%) | Hydrogel (%) | Low adherence (%) | Odour absorbent (%) | Other (%) | Permeable (%) | Soft polymer (%) | |
| All | 46 | 32 | 39 | 36 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 37 | 32 | 39 |
| Emergencies | 46 | 34 | 39 | 38 | 32 | 26 | 27 | 0 | 37 | 32 | 41 |
| Planned | 46 | 30 | 39 | 36 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 37 | 32 | 39 |
