A COMPARATIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HONEY APPLICATIONVERSUS BETADLINE DRESSING ON THE WOUND HEALING AMONG PATIENTS WITH ULCERS

Jyothsna N; Hemalatha N

Volume : VIII, Issue : XII, December - 2018

A COMPARATIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HONEY APPLICATIONVERSUS BETADLINE DRESSING ON THE WOUND HEALING AMONG PATIENTS WITH ULCERS

Jyothsna N, Hemalatha N

Abstract :

Wounds are their management fundamental in the practice of surgery. A wound can result from either an external or an internal insult, such as mechanical insult, thermal insults, or radiation therapy. Chronic wounds on the other hand, are largely caused by an internal insult in the form of circulatory compromise. Inadequate circulation robs tissue of necessary nutrients and potentiates to produce the inflammatory cytokines, leading to tissues necrosis. In my present work by using the quantitative research approach by using quasi experimental pre and post test research design was used to assess the effectiveness of honey application versus betadine dressing in wound healing of ulcers. The collected data was organized, tabulated, analyzed and interpreted by using descriptive and inferential statistics based on the objectives of the study and Effectiveness of intervention will be analyzed by using paired ‘t’ test and independent ‘t’ test. Among Group–I on 7^thday of intervention 11 (27%) tissue health and 19(63%) patient had wound regeneration, and 3(10%) having wound degeneration on 7^th day of intervention. Among Group–II on 7^th day of intervention 9 (30%) tissue health and 16(53%) patient had wound regeneration, and 5(17%) had wound degeneration on 7^th day of intervention. The obtained t value of 7.83, was very highly significant at P<.005 level. It indicates that the honey application was more effective than the beta dine dressing on wound healing on 7^th day of intervention