A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EFFICACY OF SILVER & CALCIUM ALGINATE WOUND DRESSING VS POVIDONE-IODINE WOUND DRESSING IN CHRONIC NON-HEALING ULCERS
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 23
Abstract
AIM: To compare the efficacy of calcium alginate dressings with betadine dressings in the management of non-malignant non-healing ulcers [b]MATERIALS AND METHODS[/b]: The study was conducted on 60 patients with non-malignant non-healing ulcers in M.S. Ramaiah Medical Teaching Hospital between June 2nd 2008 and July 31st 2010. They were randomly divided into groups of 30. History was taken and relevant investigations done to rule out any focus of infection. All 60 patients were followed up for 6 months. Patients were assessed on many factors like size of ulcer, site, culture sensitivity of swab, co-morbidities. [b]RESULT[/b]: There was similar improvement in both study groups with no complications in either. All parameters were comparable.[b] CONCLUSION[/b]: Silver and calcium alginate wound dressings though more expensive have comparable efficacy compared to simple betadine dressings in the treatment of non-healing ulcers
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Balakrishna Naik, Kulkarni S. V, Narayana S, Prabusankar P
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