Abstract
AIM: The aim of this study was to determine the efficiency of honey dressing for wound bed preparation.
BACKGROUND: There are many reports of usefulness of honey for wound care in Europe and New Zealand. However, there are few reports of honey for wound care in the Japanese literature and the use of honey for wound care is not popular in Japan.
Method: Six patients with critically colonized or infected wounds (MRSA, MRSE, S. aureus) were previously treated using conventional wound care (debridement, ointment, negative pressure dressing). We used honey with gauze or silicon gauze in these refractory wounds for 7 days.
RESULTS: In all cases, wound fluid and edema of granulation were reduced. Bacterial content was also reduced. After the honey treatment, all wounds were closed with skin graft or suture, or spontaneously healed.
CONCLUSION: This study showed the clinical benefit of using honey for the purpose of wound bed preparation in critically colonized or infected wounds.
