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In-vitro test for comparing the efficacy of wound rinsing solutions.
- Source :
- British Journal of Nursing; 6/11/2009 Supplmeent, Vol. 18, pS4-S10, 1p
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Wound coatings can severely delay chronic wound healing by inducing ischaemia and degradation of viable tissue and increasing susceptibility to infection. It is, therefore, essential to cleanse wounds gently and thoroughly to remove the detrimental coatings. In this study, an in-vitro model that mimics wound coatings (human plasma dried onto adhesive glass slides) was used to compare the efficacy of four sterile solutions used to cleanse wounds: saline and Ringer's (both salt solutions), a betaine surfactant-containing wound rinsing solution (Prontosan<superscript>®></superscript> B. Braun) and an antiseptic solution (Octenisept<superscript>®></superscript> Schülke & Mayr). Both salt solutions and the wound rinsing solution were found to remove protein from the test wound coatings, whereas the test coatings became fixed and insoluble when immersed in antiseptic solution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- WOUND care
SOLUBILIZATION
HEALING
DIAGNOSIS
PROTEINS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09660461
- Volume :
- 18
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- British Journal of Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 132072583
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2009.18.Sup4.42727