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foam dressing

Wound care A highly absorbent dressing, which allows less frequent changing of dressings and ↓ maceration of surrounding tissues Indications Heavily exudating wounds, especially after debridement or desloughing, when drainage peaks; deep cavity wounds; weeping ulcers. See Dressing.
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Maggots finally getting respect in Wound care and diagnosis
MATERIAL AND METHOD: The present study comparative study of silver foam dressing over povidone iodine dressing in infected wound was carried out in Department of surgery, People College of Medical Sciences and associate People Hospital, Bhopal in year 2011-2013.
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Size and trim the drape to cover the foam dressing, leaving 1-2 inches that will be placed over and past the wound bed so as to adhere to the surrounding skin.
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