A comparative study between honey and povidone iodine as dressing solution for Wagner type II diabetic foot ulcers.

Awang, Mohd Shukrimi and Sulaiman, Abdul Razak and Yusof, Abdul Halim and Mohamed Amin, Mohamed Azril (2008) A comparative study between honey and povidone iodine as dressing solution for Wagner type II diabetic foot ulcers. The Medical Journal of Malaysia, 63 (1). pp. 44-6. ISSN 0300-5283

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Abstract

Honey dressing has been used to promote wound healing for years but scanty scientific studies did not provide enough evidences to justify it benefits in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. We conducted a prospective study to compare the effect of honey dressing for Wagner's grade-II diabetic foot ulcers with controlled dressing group (povidone iodine followed by normal saline). Surgical debridement and appropriate antibiotics were prescribed in all patients. There were 30 patients age between 31 to 65-years-old (mean of 52.1 years). The mean healing time in the standard dressing group was 15.4 days (range 9-36 days) compared to 14.4 days (range 7-26 days) in the honey group (p < 0.005). In conclusion, ulcer healing was not significantly different in both study groups. Honey dressing is a safe alternative dressing for Wagner grade-II diabetic foot ulcers.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	3745/30855
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Diabetes mellitus; Honey; Wound dressing
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Department of Orthopaedics, Traumatology & Rehabilitation
Depositing User:	Amirah Hafit (Part Time)
Date Deposited:	23 Jul 2013 09:43
Last Modified:	16 Dec 2013 08:41
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/30855

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