Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
Abstract
Since antiquity, honey has been recognized as a potent wound dressing. Due to the financial burden of modern dressings and the emergence of resistant strains, honey has been reintroduced as a cost‐effective dressing, especially in developing nations. Its clinical effectiveness in diabetic foot wound infections is indicated by its suitability for all stages of wound healing. A random selection was made of forty infected diabetic foot lesions from patients who presented to the Surgery Department of Late Shri Lakshi Ram Agarwal memorial medical college and Hospital Raigarh., India. Wounds were dressed with honey for three months, or until healing, grafting, or treatment failure occurred. Weekly records of surface area and changes in grade and stage of ulcers, as classified by the University of Texas Diabetic Wound Classification, were maintained. The bacterial burden prior to and subsequent to honey dressing was assessed. Complete healing was achieved in 44.9% of the ulcers. A notable reduction in size and maintenance of healthy granulation tissue was noted in an additional 44.9% of patients. All ulcers exhibited a substantial reduction in bacterial burden following the initial week of honey dressing. A treatment failure rate of 7.8% was observed for the ulcers. This study demonstrates that commercial clover honey is a clinically effective and cost‐effective dressing for diabetic wounds in developing nations. Its ubiquitous nature and alignment with cultural values render it a prototypical environmentally conscious approach to address these conditions.
How to cite this article:
Radharaman Panda. Assessing the Effects of Honey Dressing on Diabetic
Foot Ulcers: An Observational Prospective Study.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makrjms.2015.6.540.545
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1815-9346/10.59218/makrjms.2015.6.540.545