Calcium Alginate Rope

Alginate fibres are biodegradable 1 therefore any residual fibres that remain after a dressing change pose no risk to patient safety.

Calcium alginate rope.

Medvance tm alginate calcium alginate dressing 12 rope box of 5 dressings 7 99 1 60 1 count in stock. The rope or ribbon shaped dressings are recommended for deep wounds and are packed into the wound itself. The sheets are available in various sizes and are used for shallow wounds. Following absorption of wound exudate the alginate dressing releases calcium ions into the wound which can activate platelets to control minor bleeding 2.

Prepare an alginate dressing which has been precut and shaped according to the size shape and location of the wound site. The purpose of calcium alginate is to combine with wound drainage to form a gel in the moist wound bed. They are either applied directly or soaked in a saline solution before application. Calcium alginate dressings come in two forms.

Mckesson calcium alginate rope dressing is a sterile primary dressing that can be cut to fit wounds with moderate to heavy exudate while maintaining a moist wound environment. Activheal alginate fibres are naturally haemostatic. Calcium alginate is a substance formed from seaweed and used in specialized wound dressings. 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.

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