A Comparative Study of Effectiveness of Honey and Povidone Lodine in Healing of Surgical Wound
Journal Title: ​International Journal of Contemporary Medicine surgery and Radiology - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction: Honey is a viscous, supersaturated solution derived from nectar modified by the honeybee. Honey has been used as a remedy in wound care and evidences have suggested accelerated wound healing. The aim and objective of the study was to compare the efficacy of honey and povidone iodine in different types of wound management Material and Methods: A longitudinal prospective study done in R.G. Kar Medical college and Hospital on 100 patients included following inclusion and exclusion criteria and were equally divided in two groups; one received honey dressing and other povidone-iodine. Clinical examination with history, pain scored by visual analog scale (VAS) and wound surface area were noted. Outcome was analysed at 10 days, 1 month and 3 months following intervention. Result: Mean age group in honey dressing group was 43.8 years and in povidone-iodine group was 43.91 years. Most of them had diabetic ulcers. Outcome in either group was comparable in terms of the etiology (p= 0.993). Ulcers at different locations had insignificant effect on outcome in either group (p= 0.836). Thus, etiology and location has no significant effect on the dressing material. Diabetes, smoking and alcoholism also had no significant effect in either group (p= 0.841, 0.067, 0.235 respectively). VAS score for pain was more reduced from baseline in honey dressing group than povidone-iodine group after both 1 and 3 months of intervention which was significant. Surface area of wound was also reduced significantly more in honey dressing group than povidone-iodine group after 1 and 3 months. However, after 10 days of intervention the outcome was comparable and insignificant. Conclusion: Honey appears to be more effective in wound healing than povidone-iodine.
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Ramanuj Mukherjee, Sudipta Samanta, Avishek Jha, Pran Gopal Sarkar
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- DOI 10.21276/ijcmsr.2018.3.4.32
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