H H A Schumacher1. 1. Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, UK. hagenschumacher@yahoo.com
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the use of medical honey on healing times and complications in patients with venous leg ulcers after split-skin grafting. METHOD: Healing time and morbidity were evaluated in six patients with chronic venous leg ulcers who underwent split-skin grafting followed by the application of medical honey at the vascular unit of University Hospital Aintree in Liverpool. RESULTS: Mean healing time was 22 days. There were no complications. CONCLUSION: The use of medical honey in patients who have received split-skin grafts for chronic venous leg ulcers appears to give a similar healing time to that seen without the application of honey. There were no major complications. Larger prospective randomised controlled trials are needed to confirm the findings.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the use of medical honey on healing times and complications in patients with venous leg ulcers after split-skin grafting. METHOD: Healing time and morbidity were evaluated in six patients with chronic venous leg ulcers who underwent split-skin grafting followed by the application of medical honey at the vascular unit of University Hospital Aintree in Liverpool. RESULTS: Mean healing time was 22 days. There were no complications. CONCLUSION: The use of medical honey in patients who have received split-skin grafts for chronic venous leg ulcers appears to give a similar healing time to that seen without the application of honey. There were no major complications. Larger prospective randomised controlled trials are needed to confirm the findings.
Authors: M S Nurul Syazana; S H Gan; A S Halim; Nurul Syazana Mohamad Shah; Siew Hua Gan; Halim Ahmad Sukari Journal: Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med Date: 2012-12-31