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Wound heals better in moist environment. Moist gauze dressing and glycerin magnesium sulphate dressings are used since years. Gauze dressings dry out early and needs change 2-3 times in a day. All absorbent dressings maintain moist wound environment but dressings like hydrogel and glycerin magnesium sulphate provide direct moisture to the wound.
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Vachhrajani, V., Khakhkhar, P. (2020). Moisturising Dressings. In: Science of Wound Healing and Dressing Materials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9236-9_6
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