Urgosorb is an absorbent dressing combining calcium alginate fibres with hydrocolloid particles.
PREPARING EXUDING WOUNDS FOR HEALING
Absorbs exudate
Facilitates desloughing and healing
Can be removed in one piece
Haemostatic properties
When in contact with exudate, sodium-calcium ion exchange takes place between the wound and the dressing, UrgoSorb gels and maintenance the moist environment for a good friend of infidate, softens and drains any necrotic debris.
Through platelet activation, Urgosorb dressing States primary haemostasis of acute and chronic bleeding wounds.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
Clean the wound as per local protocol and rinse with saline solution. Dry the surrounding skin carefully before applying Urgosorb.
Choose the appropriate size of Urgosorb which leaves at least 1 or 2 cm of the dressing overlapping the healthy skin around the wound.
Apply Urgosorb directly onto the wound.
Cover Urgosorb with a secondary dressing.
Secure the dressing in place with a suitable bandage, adhesive tape, or apply compression bandage if prescribed.
Urgosorb should be changed when it is saturated, particularly when the exudate has soaked through to the secondary dressing.
The renewal frequency depends on the level of exudate:
daily in case of highly exuding wounds either covered with fibrinonecrotic debris or infected;
every 2 days in case of a clean and moderately exuding wound, depending on the clinical condition of the wound.
In case of a leg ulcer, Urgosorb can be moistened with saline solution in order to ease the removal.