Medline Equos Calcium Alginate Dressing

What to buy with Equos Calcium Alginate Dressing

• Covidien Tenderfix Cloth Tape
• THERA Antimicrobial Body Cleanser
• Covidien Curity Cotton Prepping Balls

Frequently Asked Questions about Alginate Dressings

1. What are alginate dressings primary uses?

   Alginates have been beneficial in a variety of situations; sloughy wounds that also produce some exudate can be dressed with alginate dressings (or other gel forming polysaccharide dressings). In order to keep the slough from drying out, the gel that is created absorb exudate covering it in moisture. Alginates are not advised for use in dry, sloughy wounds or those that are coated with tough necrotic tissue because they need moisture to work well.

2. What part do alginates play in foot care?

   Alginate dressings have been used for many years in the treatment of lesions such as heloma molle, interdigital maceration, hypergranulation tissue, and fissures in addition other foot conditions. Diabetes-related and trophic foot ulcers have been successfully treated using alginates.

Medline Equos Wound Care Products Downloads

• Medline Equos Silver Alginate Dressing SDS
• Medline for Equos Wound Care Product Catalog