Alginate dressing

An alginate dressing is a natural wound dressing derived from carbohydrate sources released by clinical bacterial species, in the same manner as biofilm formation. These types of dressings are best used on wounds that have a large amount of exudate. They may be use on full-thickness burns, surgical wounds, split-thickness graft donor sites, Mohs surgery defects, refractory decubiti, and chronic ulcers. They can also be applied onto dry wounds after normal saline is first applied to the site of application.^[1]

There is no evidence of superior effectiveness in those with diabetic foot ulcers.^[2]

See also

• Dressing (medical)
• List of cutaneous conditions

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