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. 1986 Jan;68(1):27–28.

Alginate dressing as a donor site haemostat.

A R Groves, J C Lawrence
PMCID: PMC2498178  PMID: 3511833

Abstract

An alginate fibre dressing has been used to reduce blood loss from skin graft donor sites. Significant haemostasis has been achieved in the immediate post surgery phase and no adverse reactions observed.

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