This supports other clinical cases of healing bed-ridden patients with chronic pressure ulcers, such as CHU, a Hospital in Limoges France, where they found Thyme honey to be most effective in healing stubborn wounds. For 25 years, they've treated thousands of cases of post-operative wounds and bed sores.
Use of Medihoney as a Non-Surgical Therapy for ChronicPressure Ulcers in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Cord, 20 Sept 2011
Study design: Prospective, observational study of 20spinal cord-injured (SCI) patients with chronic pressure ulcers (PUs) usingMedihoney.
Objectives: To determine the effects of Medihoney bybacterial growth, wound size and stage of healing in PUs.
Methods: We treated 20 SCI adult patients with chronicPUs using Medihoney. In all, 7 patients (35%) were female, and 13 (65%) weremale. The average patient age was 48.7 years (30-79). In all, 6 patients (30%)were tetraplegic and 14 (70%) were paraplegic. Also, 5 patients (25%) had gradeIV ulcers and 15 patients (75%) had grade III ulcers according to the NationalPressure Ulcer Advisory Panel.
Results: After 1 week of treatment with Medihoney, allswabs were void of bacterial growth. Overall 18 patients (90%) showed completewound healing after a period of 4 weeks, and the resulting scars were soft andelastic. No negative effects were noted from the treatment using Medihoney. No blood sugar level derailment wasdocumented.
Conclusion: The medical-honey approach to wound caremust be part of a comprehensive conservative surgical wound-care concept. Ourstudy indicates the highly valuable efficacy of honey in wound management andinfection control as measured by bacterial growth, wound size and healing stage.
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