Comparitive Study of Conventional And Topical Heparin Dressing in Lower Limb Diabetic Ulcers.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 2
Abstract
Background : lower limb diabetic ulcers are very difficult to treat due to the poor vascularity and brittle granulation tissue formed during the healing phase. So a novel method is needed apart from conventional dressings to enhance the healing process. Such a method is to do dressing of ulcers using 200IU/ml of sodium aqueous heparin dressings. Methods : In this prospective study conducted from may-2016 to october-2016 at department of general surgery, coimbatore medical college the diabetic ulcer foot patients were divided into two groups, one will be treated with conventional saline dressing and the other using topical aqueous heparin, the wound healing was assessed using Bates-Jensen wound assessment tool and the hospital stay, antibiotic and analgesic requirement were recorded. Results : On statistical analysis, the hospital stay and antibiotic requirement shows significant reduction in heparin group and not so for analgesics. Wound healing was better and earlier in heparin group. Conclusion : Topical heparin dressing of lower limb diabetic ulcers shows significant improvement in healing, reduction in hospital stay and antibiotic requirement.
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Dr. T. Srinivasan M. S, Dr. M. Muralidharan
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