A wound packing (100, 200, 210, 230, 240, 250, 450, 500, 550, 600, 700, 1000) for use with suction comprising: a plurality of biocompatible non absorbent fibers coupled together to form a nonabsorbent material such that the volume of aqueous liquid that can be absorbed by the packing is no more than about one third of the uncompressed volume of the packing.