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Alginate Dressings are made from seaweed and are used to treat heavily exuding wounds.Alginate dressings can absorb up to 20 times their own weight in fluid. Alginate Dressings are also available in combination with Honey or Silver to treat exuding infected woundsThey are available as a sheet dressing or as a rope dressing for use in cavilty wounds.Alginate dressings are not suitable for use on dry wounds, heavily bleeding wounds and third degree burns.
Melgisorb® dressing is an alginate dressing, suitable for moderate to heavy exuding wounds. There are two variants available for the dressing, Melgisorb Ag and Melgisorb Plus. The Melgisorb Ag is recommended for the management of moderately to heavy exuding infected wounds with partial to full-thickness. Melgisorb Plus is a sterile calcium sodium alginate dressing that turns into gel while absorbing exudate. It can be used on pressure sores, venous and arterial ulcers, diabetic ulcers, donor sites, and post-operative wounds. The dressing removal causes a minimal amount of pain and doesn’t adhere to the wound bed.
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