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#137204 - 06/22/08 10:47 PM Re: Kerlix/ fake kerlix question [Re: KG2V]
nursemike Offline
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polyhexamethylene biguanide, used in mouthwashes, swimming pool sanitizers and contact lens cleaning solution. Kills everything, doesn't hurt people...which is what they told us about pHisohex hand cleaner until folks with large areas of non-intact skin absorbed enough of it to seize, and what they told us about the hard plastic nalgene drinking bottles, and the Ford Pinto...forgive it, just the cynicism of an old, disillusioned nurse. The new kerlix is probably just fine.
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#137221 - 06/23/08 01:31 AM Re: Kerlix/ fake kerlix question [Re: MDinana]
Paragon Offline
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Registered: 10/21/07
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Loc: Greensboro, NC
Originally Posted By: MDinana
CS, you're looking at gauze rolls, not Kerlix there. Gauze rolls are thin - imagine unfolding a 4x4 so that it's only 1 layer thick, instead of the padded bandage it normally is. That's what a gauze roll is. Kerlix is a fluffier roll of gauze, whereas your budget rolls are "one-ply." Both work to hold bandages on just fine, but kerlix is more absorbant.

I would suspect (although I don't know for a fact) based on the photo that actual Kerlix would be more absorbent than the budget stuff linked to, although both are 6-ply, not one-ply as you suggest.

The budget stuff probably is not prewashed/fluff-dried with finished edges, so it would likely create more loose ends and lint. Probably fine as a secondary dressing for the price, but personally I'd continue to use actual Kerlix (the Kendall brand) for any primary dressing.

I have to admit, the only negative thing I've ever heard regarding Kerlix is the price and/or local availability. There are tons of people selling sealed packages of Kerlix on eBay (from single rolls to multiple cases) and even with shipping charges, the cost per roll is consistently less than a buck.

Jim
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#137680 - 06/25/08 11:27 PM Re: Kerlix/ fake kerlix question [Re: Paragon]
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Thanks JIM, I found a guy on ebay selling 40 rolls of kerlix for 10 bucks... to me it sounds kind of suspect, as I am new to ebay... should I go for it?
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#137704 - 06/26/08 02:23 AM Re: Kerlix/ fake kerlix question [Re: climberslacker]
Paragon Offline
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Originally Posted By: climberslacker
Should I go for it?

Not without seeing a picture of it, an e-mail from him stating the packages are all sealed (and not covered in an 1/8" of dirt and grime) and a decent positive feedback rating.

You also need to make sure it's the large size (4.5" x 4.1 yds) as they could be Kerlix Lite, small, or medium rolls.

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#137709 - 06/26/08 02:48 AM Re: Kerlix/ fake kerlix question [Re: Paragon]
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oh, sorry paragon, I was reading a post from JIM on a differnet thread at the same time (tabs in firefox) and put "thanks JIM, instead of " THANKS Paragon!"
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