A wound dressing for treating a wound on a patient, the wound dressing comprising an absorbent layer operable to receive body fluids from the wound, anda covering having at least a portion formed from a liquid-impermeable, vapor-permeable material operable to allow water from the body fluids from the absorbent layer to evaporate and exit the liquid-impermeable, vapor-impermeable material. In this way, the absorbent layer is able to receive more body fluids over an elapsed time period than it could retain otherwise.
