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Four technically enhanced Allevyn dressings were used in this study. Patients were asked to evaluate these products and compare them to the performance of the original dressings. The dressings had been enhanced to increase the rate of fluid uptake and their rate of transpiration of the absorbed fluid, thereby radically increasing the overall fluid management profile of the dressings. The moisture vapour transmission rate (MVTR) had been enhanced by as much as 915% in two of the dressings.The results showed that 94% of the patients on the study rated the new dressings as being acceptable for the indication. When asked to rate appearance, conformability, dressing fixation, absorbency and wear time of the enhanced dressings against that of the users experience with the original Allevyn dressings, the results showed the enhanced dressings performed well. Patients were particularly impressed with the absorbency of the enhanced dressings with 72% rating it as better than the original. Improved absorbency meant that wear time, appearance, and fixation also scored highly in the ratings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]