Tamponade, drug-free dressings of calcium alginate fibers which are converted in exchange with the sodium salts of blood and secretions in a hydrophilic, non-sticky gel and fill the wound. This makes a close contact with the wound and a favorable microclimate for healing arise because the germs are included during the transformation in the gel structure.
applications
- to supply all external wounds
- in case of bleeding and exuding wounds, because here the wound-healing gel comes into play, such. as in venous leg ulcers, pressure ulcers, abscesses, boils, burns
- are difficult to be supplied wounds in trauma and tumor surgery
