COMPARING NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND TREATMENT WITH HONEY DRESSING IN HEALING OF FOOT ULCERS IN DIABETICS

Honey Dressing in Healing of Foot Ulcers

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate and compare the effectiveness of vacuum assisted treatment with that of honey dressing in
duration of healing of foot ulcers in diabetics.
Study Design: Randomized control study.
Place and Duration of Study: Combined Military Hospital Multan & Nishtar Hospital Multan, from Aug 2016
till Feb 2017.
Patients and Methods: A total of 95 patients with ages between 30-60 years of both sexes, who presented with
diabetic ulcers of foot involving subcutaneous tissue& skin. Patients were divided randomly into two groups;
Group V and H. Group V was subjected to Vacuum Pack closure (negative pressure wound treatment) and group
H was treated with honey dressing, follow up was done till the appearance of healthy tissue after initial
debridement, suitable for STSG (Split Thickness Skin Graft) or primary closure.
Results: Healthy tissue appeared much faster in Vacuum assisted treatment, then with honey dressing with mean
of 18.2 days for V.A.C and 28.8 days for honey dressing.
Conclusion: Vacuum assisted closure was more effective in the treatment of foot ulcers in diabetics. It promotes
healthy granulation tissue in the wound bed at a faster rate in comparison to honey dressing.