Calcium Alginate Rope

Prepare an alginate dressing which has been precut and shaped according to the size shape and location of the wound site.

Calcium alginate rope.

The sheets are available in various sizes and are used for shallow wounds. 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. Medvance tm alginate calcium alginate dressing 12 rope box of 5 dressings 7 99 1 60 1 count in stock. Calcium alginate dressings come in two forms.

They are either applied directly or soaked in a saline solution before application. The rope or ribbon shaped dressings are recommended for deep wounds and are packed into the wound itself. Following absorption of wound exudate the alginate dressing releases calcium ions into the wound which can activate platelets to control minor bleeding 2. If you are using a rope alginate dressing gently fill the wound with rope by fluffing and layering the dressing back and forth into the wound site.

The purpose of calcium alginate is to combine with wound drainage to form a gel in the moist wound bed. Sold by medvance and ships from amazon fulfillment. Alginate fibres are biodegradable 1 therefore any residual fibres that remain after a dressing change pose no risk to patient safety. They can also be used on dry wounds when combined with a sterile saline solution made from natural alginate fibers derived from brown seaweed calcium.

Calcium alginate is a substance formed from seaweed and used in specialized wound dressings.