Calcium Sodium Alginate Wound Dressing

They come in the form of flat dressings that can be placed over open ulcers and rope dressings that are used for packing the wound which absorb fluids and promote healing with pressure ulcers diabetic foot ulcers or venous ulcers.

Calcium sodium alginate wound dressing.

The rope or ribbon shaped dressings are recommended for deep wounds and are packed into the wound itself. It is easy and painless to remove with minimal tissue trauma. An individual dressing is able to absorb up to 20 times its own weight. It may be appropriately used for moderately to heavily exuding wounds.

The sheets are available in various sizes and are used for shallow wounds. It is designed to absorb exudate and to help control minor bleeding. The dressing absorbs approximately 20 times its weight in exudate. Alginate dressings are absorbent wound care products that contain sodium and calcium fibers derived from seaweed.

Convatec kaltostat calcium sodium alginate wound dressing is a soft sterile dressing made of calcium sodium alginate fiber that converts to a firm gel or fiber mat on contact with fluid. Kendall calcium alginate dressings are designed to interact with sodium in wounds to create an ionic exchange and help jump start the epitheliazation process. Calcium alginate dressings come in two forms.