The subject invention pertains to a sterile two-part wound dressing for surgical drainage tube and chest thoracostomy tubes that is designed to create a seal around the chest tube during tube removal decreasing the risk of air leak and post-pull iatrogenic pneumothorax, to absorb exudate from the wound, and to provide a water-resistant covering to limit contamination of the wound during healing.

The present application is concerned with an improved wound dressing for use in the treatment of skin wounds with some level of exudation, especially for use in those wounds which are infected or under risk of being infected by microorganisms.

A bandage modulates the moisture level of a healing wound and includes sensors for detecting, collecting, and reporting data for various wound variables. The bandage may include an antimicrobial agent to reduce the bioburden of microorganisms within the bandage.