87 years old female, non traumatic crush syndrome, diabetes | Figure 1

87 years old female, non traumatic crush syndrome, diabetes type 2, CAF and a decubitus betwen the blades. She had a necrectomy done 4 days ago. There is a lot of exudation from the wound, so today we started with alginate wound dressing (Kaltostat), polyurethane foam, and film over to hold it. Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome!

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