Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Wound bed preparation using nonsurgical methods: A prospective comparative study of honey versus unripe papaya (Carica papaya). |
| Authors: |
Nnadozie, Ugochukwu, Maduba, Charles, Modekwe, Victor, Obayi, Nicodemus, Amu, Okwudili, Onyebum, Okechukwu, Sunday-Nweke, Nneka, Unigwe, Uche, Obasi, Ulebe |
| Source: |
Annals of African Medicine; Oct-Dec2023, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p515-519, 5p |
| Subject Terms: |
PAPAYA, HONEY, MICROBIAL invasiveness, COMPARATIVE method, LENGTH of stay in hospitals |
| Abstract: |
Background: The rapidity of wound bed preparation is determined in part by the type of dressing agent employed. The extension phase in which the wound is characterized by the presence of sloughs and eschar and microbial invasion could be managed nonsurgically. Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the rapidity of wound bed preparation using unripe papaya versus honey. Materials and Methods: Sixty-four patients were assigned into two equal groups, each dressed, respectively, with unripe papaya or honey. All selected patients were monitored for eschar separation and bacterial clearance time. Data obtained with a pro forma were analyzed with SPSS version 25. Results: Unripe papaya dressing had a mean eschar separation time of 5.53 ± 2.20 days and bacterial clearance time of 6.81 ± 3.64 days compared to the honey group which had an eschar separation time of 30.09 ± 27.90 days and bacterial clearance time of 15.33 ± 13.62 days. P <0.001 and P < 0.001, respectively, in comparing both outcome measures between the two groups. There was a statistically significant difference in both eschar/slough separation time and bacterial clearance time both in favor of the group prepared with unripe papaya. Conclusion: The use of unripe papaya was superior to honey in wound bed preparation with respect to eschar/slough separation, bacterial clearance ultimately resulting in reduced length of hospital stay. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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