Efficacy of honey dressing in chronic wounds with biofilm

Abstract

Background: Very few studies are available for the use of honey in the treatment of chronic wounds with biofilm. Honey dressing is one of the surgical advances in recent times avoiding the mechanical debridement and reducing postoperative pain and cost effective.
Methods: It is a prospective comparative study of effectiveness of honey dressing versus mechanical debridement in wounds with biofilm for a period of one and half year in patients who met inclusion criteria
Results: Majority of patients in honey group are in the mean age of 49.8±19 and in debridement group are in the mean age of 53.4±17.5. Granulation tissue appeared in 14 days in honey group compared to debridement group which appeared in 20 days.
Conclusion: Honey dressing in chronic wounds with biofilm is a useful measure as it reduces
postoperative pain and hospital stay and cost effective.