Calcium Alginate Rope

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

Calcium alginate rope.

The sheets are available in various sizes and are used for shallow wounds. Prepare an alginate dressing which has been precut and shaped according to the size shape and location of the wound site. 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. Place the alginate dressing over the wound.

The purpose of calcium alginate is to combine with wound drainage to form a gel in the moist wound bed. 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. Following absorption of wound exudate the alginate dressing releases calcium ions into the wound which can activate platelets to control minor bleeding 2. Calcium alginate dressings come in two forms.

The rope or ribbon shaped dressings are recommended for deep wounds and are packed into the wound itself. 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. Activheal alginate fibres are naturally haemostatic. Medvance tm alginate calcium alginate dressing 12 rope box of 5 dressings 7 99 1 60 1 count in stock.

They are either applied directly or soaked in a saline solution before application.