Table 6.

Positive comments from evaluation forms by theme^*

Healed wounds	Responding wounds		Infection	Exudate	Skin	Dressing changes	Patient comments	Clinician comments
Performance of the dressing was excellent; the main reason the wound accelerated to healing point	Marked improvement seen in long standing, stagnant ulcer; vast reduction in slough and increase in granulation tissue	Initial improvement was slow due to oedematous leg and inability to elevate; marked, continuing improvement now noted	Patient reported reduction in pain over 2 weeks use; pleased with odour reduction	Exudate much better; patient noted far less leakage, which had been a concern previously	No sign of macerated peri‐wound skin; looks healthy now	Dressing was removed in one piece which made dressing changes much easier	Patient so pleased that wound has stopped deteriorating and started to improve	Reason for using this dressing: only get one shot at applying a dressing; it addresses infection, absorbs exudate, stays in place and is easy/quick to apply
Patient had compression therapy with various dressings with little effect; in two weeks wound is healed	Wound has improved with application of the NGAD for 7 weeks, reduction in size, wound bed clean	Wound remains same in size but much less slough and improvement in healthy granulating tissue	Since starting offensive exudate has reduced to almost nil	Any exudate removed from wound and held in dressing	Reduced maceration around wound edges	Dressing change reduced from every 3–5 days	Patient wishes to continue using the NGAD and pleased with progression	Wound improvement excelled my expectations
Patient now healed after using the dressing for 3 weeks; now in compression hosiery	Since using the dressing we have seen the most improvement in wound direction	Marked improvement in wound appearance and size in last 4 weeks	Odour has improved (was prone to colonisation)	Much more absorbent than previously tried dressings		Dressing change frequency reduced to twice weekly from 3 × weekly	She reports that the product was comfortable to wear	This gentleman's ulcer is looking the best it has ever been
Wound of over 3 years completely healed 17 weeks after initiating	Care will remain the same as wound continues to respond	Showed colleagues who agreed a visible improvement	Pain decreased when we began using the dressing	By week 4 there was a reduction in exudate		Reduction of dressing changes to twice weekly	Patient comfort on wound change has improved	This gentleman's ulcer is looking the best it has ever been
The quickest I have ever healed a wound of this size	Wound had improved greatly by week 4	Seen a marked improvement in wounds using the dressing	No odour	Managed exudate levels well		Able to reduce dressing changes to 2 weekly	Patient delighted with result	Great product, very impressed and will continue to use
Wound healed almost within 4 weeks	Improvement to both leg wounds is pleasing	Wound is now smaller in size, less sloughy				Dressing changes have reduced	Patient happy with improvement	Dressing very effective
This wound healed after one treatment	Wound began to heal and slough reduced greatly	Definite improvement noted					Patient says comfortable	Will definitely use again
It healed sufficiently	Significant improvement noted with wound	Ulcer had decreased in size
Wound healed	Wound was improving	Vast improvement
Healed

^*Language is taken from evaluation forms verbatim.