Summary
A conference document describing calcium alginate and hydrofibre dressing use in a community health service. It includes a case-based account of dressing selection and wound management.
- Study type
- Conference poster
- Study size
- 1 patient (70-year-old woman)
Single case from a community health service comparing experience with a previous hydrofibre regimen; the authors say further study is needed on overall cost-effectiveness.
Key findings
- A wound that had not progressed for four months on hydrofibre dressings healed in 12 weeks after changing to calcium alginate.
- Exudate fell from high to moderate by week 2 and stayed moderate during weeks 3 to 5.
- Dressing changes went from daily, to three times weekly in weeks 3 to 5, to twice weekly by week 6.
- Wound depth reduced.