The alginate fibers are easily biodegradable and offer a moist environment that speeds up the healing process and helps with the formation of granulation tissue.
Wound care alginate dressing.
Alginate dressings alginate dressings are composed of calcium alginate a gelatinous and water insoluble substance.
In the effect on epithelialisation or dermal inflammation there was no statistically significant difference at significance level 5 among the four alginate dressings as.
In general using an alginate dressing is a straightforward process that follows the best practices of wound care.
Place the alginate dressing on the wound.
And alginate tipped applicators that can be used to probe and measure wounds and are less likely than cotton tipped applicators to cause an inflammatory reaction if any wisps.
Ropes which can be used to fill areas of undermining or tunneling.
Use saline or wound cleanser to clean the wound area.
Calcium alginate dressings are a strong versatile and natural wound care dressing typically applied to diabetic wounds venous wounds full thickness burns split thickness graft donor sites pressure ulcers cavity wounds and chronic ulcers.
This turns the dressing into a hydrophilic gel that maintains a moist environment for the wound.
There are many self adhesive alginate dressings but some are non adherent types also and will need a secondary dressing.
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Alginate dressings with silver display effective antimicrobial action against bacteria and also release silver ions into the wound depending on the exudate amount which is present.
They are available through some drug stores and also through catalogs which sell medical supplies and they may be applied by nurses or wound care specialists as well as being managed at.
As a highly absorbent wound care choice an individual alginate wound dressing can absorb up to 15 to 20 times its own weight which makes these dressings really work for excessively secreting wounds.
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Kaltostat mean 1 8 0 3 left significantly p 0 038 more dressing residues on the wound surface at dressing removal than the comfeel alginate dressing mean 0 8 0 2.
When in contact with a wound the calcium alginate in the dressing reacts with sodium chloride from the wound.
Alginate dressings come in several forms.
If required place a secondary dressing on top the alginate to hold it in place and to absorb excess fluid.
Alginate dressings have proven to be successful in cleansing a variety of secretions and their high absorbing power is due to the hydrophilic gel formation which subsequently minimizes the bacterial contamination of the wound.
Sheets which can be placed on wound beds to absorb moisture.
Pat the wound dry.
