title: Alginates: an effective primary dressing for exuding wounds.
abstract: Alginates are an effective dressing for medium to highly exuding wounds and have been in use for the past 30 years. The literature demonstrates their value as an effective primary dressing for a range of wounds from donor sites to cavity wounds.
authors.affiliation: Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, St. Thomas' Hospital, London. andrew.heenan@realnurse.net
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heenan
mesh_terms: D000464:Alginates; D001458:Bandages; D006801:Humans; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000451:nursing*
chemical_list: D000464:Alginates