Your patient has a deep wound on the right hip, with tunneling at the 8 o'clock position extending 5 cm
The wound is draining large amounts of serosanguineous fluid and contains 100% red beefy tissue in the wound bed. Of the following, which would be an appropriate dressing choice?
1) Alginate dressing
2) Dry gauze dressing
3) Hydrogel
4) Hydrocolloid dressing
ANS: 1
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