Modern Dressings in Prevention and Therapy of Acute and Chronic Radiation Dermatitis—A Literature Review

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Radiotherapy is an integral part of modern oncology, applied to more than half of all patients diagnosed with cancer. It can be used alone or in combination with surgery or chemotherapy. However, despite the high precision of radiation delivery, irradiation may affect surrounding healthy tissues leading to the development of toxicity. The most common and clinically significant toxicity of radiotherapy is acute and chronic radiation dermatitis, which could result in desquamation, wounds, nonhealing ulcers, and radionecrosis. Moreover, preoperative radiotherapy impairs wound healing after surgery and may lead to severe wound complications. In this review, we comprehensively discuss available types of dressings used in the management of acute and chronic radiation dermatitis and address their efficacy. The most effective ways of preventing acute radiation dermatitis are film dressings, whereas foam dressings were found effective in its treatment. Data regarding dressings in chronic radiation dermatitis are scarce. This manuscript also contains authors’ consensus.

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Zasadziński, K., Spałek, M. J., & Rutkowski, P. (2022, June 1). Modern Dressings in Prevention and Therapy of Acute and Chronic Radiation Dermatitis—A Literature Review. Pharmaceutics. MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics14061204

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