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2023
Clinical Efficacy of Hyaluronic Acid with Iodine in Hard-to-Heal Wounds
PECOVÁ, Jana, Vladimíra ROHLÍKOVÁ, Markéta ŠMOLDASOVÁ and Jan MAREKBasic information
Original name
Clinical Efficacy of Hyaluronic Acid with Iodine in Hard-to-Heal Wounds
Authors
PECOVÁ, Jana (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Vladimíra ROHLÍKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Markéta ŠMOLDASOVÁ (203 Czech Republic) and Jan MAREK (203 Czech Republic)
Edition
PHARMACEUTICS, SWITZERLAND, MDPI, 2023, 1999-4923
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
30202 Endocrinology and metabolism
Country of publisher
Switzerland
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
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Impact factor
Impact factor: 5.400 in 2022
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14110/23:00133477
Organization unit
Faculty of Medicine
UT WoS
001074547300001
Keywords in English
chronic wounds; ulcer; treatment; hyaluronic acid; iodine
Tags
International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 15/2/2024 14:03, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová
Abstract
V originále
Hard-to-heal wounds do not heal spontaneously and need long-term care provided by specialists. That burdens the patients as well as the healthcare systems. Such wounds arise from several pathologies, which result in venous leg ulcers (VLU), diabetic foot ulcers (DFU), pressure ulcers (PU), or ulcers originating from post-surgical wounds (pSW). Given the complex nature of hard-to-heal wounds, novel treatments are sought to enable wound healing. We tested the clinical efficacy and applicability of fluid comprising hyaluronic acid and iodine complex (HA-I) in the treatment of hard-to-heal wounds. Patients (n = 56) with VLU, DFU, PU, or pSW hospitalised in multiple wound-care centres in the Czech Republic were treated with HA-I. Wound size, classically visible signs of infection, exudation, pain, and wound bed appearance were monitored for 12 weeks. The highest healing rate was in DFU (71.4%), followed by pSW (62.5%), VLU (55.6%), and PU (44.4%). Classical visible signs of infection were resolved within 8 weeks in all types of wounds. Wound bed appearance improved most noticeably in pSW and then in VLU. Exudation was lowered most significantly in DFU and pSW. The highest decrease in pain was in pSW and DFU. The treatment with HA-I successfully led to either complete closure or significant improvement in the wound’s healing. Therefore, the complex of hyaluronic acid and iodine is suitable for the treatment of hard-to-heal wounds of various aetiologies