A Multi-centre Evaluation of the Performance of Window Dressings on Subjects With High Risk Pressure Ulceration

Inclusion Criteria: 1. acute vascular, surgical, orthopaedic, medical or care of the elderly admission 2. aged 18 years or over 3. have an expected total length of stay of 5 or more days 4. at high risk of PU development due to one or more of the following * bedfast/chairfast AND completely immobile/very limited mobility * category 1 PU on any pressure area skin site (see appendix G) 5. give their written, informed consent to participate 6. expected to be able to comply with follow-up schedule Exclusion Criteria: 1. risk area which doesn't fit the dressing size 6\*7cm, 10\*12 cm and 15\*20cm 2. subject has category 2-4 pressure ulcer 3. subject has documented skin disease at time of enrolment, as judged by the investigator 4. known allergy/hypersensitivity to any of the components in the dressing 5. previous enroled in the present study 6. subject included in other ongoing clinical investigation at present, as judged by the investigator