Treatment of hard to heal leg ulcers with hyaluronic acid, sodium alginate and negative pressure wound therapy

ÇETİNKAYA Ö. A., Celik S. U., Boztug C. Y., UNCU H.

JOURNAL OF WOUND CARE, cilt.29, sa.7, ss.419-423, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.12968/jowc.2020.29.7.419
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF WOUND CARE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.419-423
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: hyaluronic acid, leg ulcer, negative pressure wound therapy, sodium alginate, wound, COMBINATION
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Hard-to-heal lower extremity ulcer is a common healthcare problem and can lead to a poor quality of life (QoL). Despite the advances in wound care, conventional therapies, such as necrotic tissue debridement, cleansing, treatment of infection and local treatment with dressing application are still considered the standard of care in patients with hard-to-heal leg ulcers. However, managing hard-to-heal ulcers that do not respond well to these methods has led to new treatment strategies. In this study, the effects of hyaluronic acid (HA) and sodium alginate (SA), combined with negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), in patients with hard-to-heal leg ulcers are evaluated.