Journal of Woundcare Handbook

The professional's guide to wound product selection

Askina Calgitrol Paste

B Braun

Description

Conformable paste composed of the same ionic silver alginate matrix as used in the Askina Calgitrol Ag flat dressing

Indications

Infected or critically colonised partial- to full-thickness wounds (category I–IV pressure ulcers, venous and arterial ulcers, neuropathic ulcers and second-degree burns)

Contraindications

Known sensitivity to alginates or silver; where the presence of metals is contraindicated; ulcers resulting from infection such as tuberculosis, syphilis, or deep fungal infections; third-degree burns

Price

15g, £7.10; 100g, £41.40

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