Vitále® Xeroform Petrolatum Dressings are non-adherent occlusive dressings made of fine mesh gauze impregnated with 3% Xeroform (Bismuth Tribromophenate) in petrolatum. Xeroform Petrolatum Dressings are intended for use as a primary contact layer to dress wounds such as lacerations, skin graft sites, newly sutured wounds, abrasions and minor or partial thickness burns. They may also be used as an initial layer in dressing pressure wounds with light exudate.
Indications
- Incision Sites
- Donor Sites & Skin Graft sites
- Abrasions & Minor Burns
- A Primary Occlusive Layer
Contraindications
- Avoid multiple layers which may lead to maceration
- Irritation, though rare, may develop in atopic patients or in patients sensitive to Bismuth Tribromophenate