#Exudate Management

[gauricmi]

Alginate Dressing: A Closer Look at its Role in Chronic Wound Management

Chronic wounds pose a significant challenge in healthcare, requiring specialized treatment to promote healing and prevent complications. Among the various wound care products available, alginate dressing stands out for its effectiveness in managing chronic wounds. Let's explore the role of alginate dressing in chronic wound management in greater detail.

Understanding Alginate Dressing

Derived from Seaweed: Alginate dressing is made from seaweed, specifically brown algae. This natural material is processed to create a highly absorbent and biocompatible dressing that is suitable for a wide range of wounds.

Gel Formation: When Alginate Dressing comes into contact with wound exudate, it undergoes a gelation process, forming a gel-like consistency that conforms to the shape of the wound. This gel provides a moist environment conducive to wound healing while facilitating the removal of necrotic tissue.

Absorbent Properties: Alginate dressing has excellent absorbent properties, capable of absorbing large amounts of wound exudate. This helps maintain a moist wound environment, reduces the risk of maceration, and promotes the formation of granulation tissue.

Benefits of Alginate Dressing in Chronic Wound Management

Exudate Management: Chronic wounds often produce excessive amounts of exudate, which can delay healing and increase the risk of infection. Alginate dressing effectively manages exudate by absorbing it into the dressing, thereby reducing the risk of maceration and promoting optimal wound healing.

Promotion of Granulation Tissue: Alginate dressing creates an ideal environment for the formation of granulation tissue, which is essential for wound healing. The moist environment provided by the dressing promotes cell migration and proliferation, facilitating the growth of healthy tissue.

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[nateezfics]

it’s giving sexy villain couture 🩶🖤

[sorrelpaws]

talking about work drama

[ctrl-lupin]

Goemon is terrifying

[dailyayao]

[rebouks]

Payback for the smashed mango >:)

[bcneheaded]

I was just thinking and... Artemis is not kind. yes, for all his friendliness, and all the fancy and amicable language and behaviors he displays outwardly to just about everyone who enters his shop... he's not genuinely nice. Artemis is a demon. in any verse of his, he used to be something akin to a spirit/god of LOVE, but was twisted into Wrath, or Hatred - which is the opposite. After leaving the pits of hell, having his little demonic tantrum and breakdown and finally growing weary and finding some semblance of clarity, he's grown out of what he was once again, and became something new. He's still wrathful, hateful, angry, and morose, but now he's so much more without even realizing. He's evolved and will continue to do so over time even if he stagnates for decades, centuries even. The friendships and relationships with other muses that he develops will influence his personality and the way he views things in time, as we've seen it happen already countless times ofc! And for those who did earn his respect and care, he does truly care for them and would gladly go out of his way for them (to what degree depends entirely on the level of closeness). But again.... Artemis is not kind, by nature and he hasn't been for a very, very long time. He was genuinely just plain and simple EVIL He was a villain - a monster, unrecognizable to how he acts now- doing horrible, unspeakable deeds for the pleasure of it. It's how he got the bones he wears in and on his body. So while he might be polite, charming even, and friendly - if he does not know you... he doesn't care about you nor what happens to you. If say for example, he sees you wandering that ruined cityside he lives in - rampant with entities that prey on the Living - and he saves you from being taken by evil spirits or demons? Chances are good that he did it for himself, or to be spiteful - to deny the other entities their prize (you / your soul). If he doesn't know you, the likelihood that he'll go out of his way for you is very low. But if there's something in it for him, some kind of reason as to why it might be worth his time and energy to actually step in... he might! But like all demons, it's good to be wary and to assume he doesn't care about you or your well-being, at least at first!! Artemis is not nice, but that doesn't mean he's malicious or cruel (anymore. not intentionally - he's quite literally under the mindset that he's just 'too old and tired for that nonsense'.) Artemis is manipulative, charming, cunning - he's everything you expect from a demon (though without a host, so he's certainly not attractive in any semblance of a conventional manner lmao - but he dresses well! and I think it's also telling just how-- *gestures at all that* --that he actually is, considering he's NOT attractive... but still puts people at ease, mostly, and can charm them to hell and back if he wanted to. He uses that not to manipulate people per say ?? like, he does not have an evil agenda by any means. He's just existing at this point, distanced from the gods and devils and just living his... life(?) if you can call it that. He's TRYING to do better. But he's still just... a demonic entity. A greater demon, for sure, if he had to be equated to some kind of level or whatever, but a demon nonetheless. But even for demons, there can be growth! and he is growing, very very slowly.

[gloriousmonsters]

sometimes i'm like. am i actually a narcissist? just for a moment. then i remember that from the ages of like 12-19 i eschewed all other photographs or more normal forms of decoration to keep a framed photo of myself on either my desk or my bedside table where i could look at it constantly. cuz i thought i looked cute and confident and no it did not occur to me i might like to have a photo of like, a family member or some cool trees or something i just took like 7 years to go huh wait other people don't keep a photograph of themselves on their desks? what do you do when you want to look at yourself go all the way to a mirror??? anyway it wasn't realizing this was unusual that made me stop the photo just got water damage

[happyk44]

in one corner are the girls. hestia is the mediator between the other two's dispute, gently coaxing them away from their violent desires and soothing them both over a cup of tea and some warm buttered bread, fully utilizing her sweet sisterly parenting

and in the other corner, hades is holding zeus over his head in air jail, one foot on poseidon's chest to keep him down because neither of them want to listen to the words "stop fucking fighting" and he is so so tired

[sisterdivinium]

...

[empressluxuria]

I thought I looked really good in this outfit yesterday, so I wanted to share it :3

[restinthewest]

The most joyful and pure creature on the planet

[livsspecialinterests]

im looking for a photo to use for an ID card for my new job and I've just uncovered all these photos I took of myself before getting a haircut like a year ago and I just...

you guys don't understand I've literally never looked this hot

where the fuck did all this attitude come from I am NOT this person normally

some INTENSE 'call me daddy energy' going on here

[takitakidancetillthesunriseyea]

I don’t usually listen to music like MATZ, so I was really curious what the MV was gonna be like. But PLEASE OHMAGAH IM DYING. IT’S SO GOOD LIKE WHAt. The power MATZ holds is actually INSANE. Like- Like- *hyperventilates*

SEONGHWA??? PARK SEONGHWA??? IS THAT YOU KING?

Plz I need to sit down

Like- Just-

*screaming*

Hongjoong’s little Jack Sparrow walk- AND HIS COAT!!! (/┳Д┳)/\(┳Д┳\)

AnD-And the way they’re each wearing half of the silver teeth grills

(/┳Д┳)/\(┳Д┳\)(/┳Д┳)/\(┳Д┳\)

WAHHHH TOTOTOTOTOTOTOTOTOTOT

MATZ

[kurim-chis]

While I was fangirling over Welt, someone told me that Welt already had a wife.

Yeah, I know.

It’s me. I am the wife.

[taisorato]

i was working in rural vancouver island and while in the car with a guy my age, he asked me if i hunted and i was like. buddy, i'm from the chinese suburbs of toronto. we are from completely different worlds, you and i.