Volume : IX, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

A Clinicopathological comparison between silver releasing dressings and conventional povidone iodine dressings in the management of infected wounds.

Dr. Janhavi Parulkumar Kapadia, Dr. Nilay Chakrabarti

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Microscopic Angiogenesis Grading System (MAGS) score is a scoring system which can also be used to assess the healing of the infected wounds. We conducted a clinico–pathological comparison along with MAGS score between silver releasing dressings and conventional dressings using povidone iodine, in the treatment of infected wounds. A prospective, randomized, comparative study was conducted among the patients with infected wound admitted in surgical wards at a tertiary care hospital over a period of one and a half years. A sample of 86 subjects was randomised into two groups. Group A received silver dressing and Group B received povidone iodine dressings. Both groups received oral antibiotics and the routine standard of care was employed for management of the subjects. Presence of exudates, size of wound, MAGS score and bacterial culture were noted at Day 1, 14th, 28th and 42nd day. There significant earlier reduction in size, exudates, MAGS score and bacterial culture in group with silver dressings when compared to conventional dressings.

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A CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL COMPARISON BETWEEN SILVER RELEASING DRESSINGS AND CONVENTIONAL POVIDONE IODINE DRESSINGS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF INFECTED WOUNDS., Dr. Janhavi Parulkumar Kapadia, Dr. Nilay Chakrabarti INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-8 | August-2019

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