38. Comparison Between Honey and Alginate Dressings at the Skin Graft Donor Site
Hassan Kashif1, Aaqil Shah1, Faisal Ashfaq1, Moiz Sadiq1, Mirza Shehab Afzal Beg1 and
Nasreen Siddiqui2
ABSTRACT
Objective: Purpose of this study is to propose a more economical and effective skin graft donor site dressing to be used in our unit.
Study Design: Interventional: Quasi-experimental study.
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand surgery, Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi from August 2006 to February 2007.
Materials and Methods: A total of sixty (60) patients were included in this study. All patients are admitted patients who underwent skin grafting by air dermatome with same thickness. Half of them were dressed with Calcium alginate and half with honey impregnated gauzes.
Results: Mean Healing time in Group ‘A’ (Calcium Alginate) was 10.67 days and 11.1 days in Group ‘B’(Honey impregnated gauze). Less pain was observed in Group ‘B’ than Group ‘A’ on day 2 and 3. Only one patient in Group B had infection. The average cost of treatment in group B was far less than group A and this is statistically significant.
Conclusion: Honey is a safe dressing for donor sites of SSG. It is particularly advantageous as it is cost effective, easy to apply and remove, and significantly reduces donor site pain especially in the first few days.
Key Words: Skin graft, donor site dressing, Calcium alginate and Honey
Citation of articles: Kashif H, Shah A, Ashfaq F, Sadiq M, Beg MSA, Siddiqui N. Comparison Between Honey and Alginate Dressings at the Skin Graft Donor Site. Med Forum 2019;30(6):142-146.