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Hafsa Rauf¹, Anam Batool¹, Abrar Ahmed², Amer Mian¹ and Mirza Zeeshan Sikandar¹

ABSTRACT

Objective: To compare the outcome of fish skin dressing versus normal saline dressing in wound healing of chronic diabetic ulcer

Study Design: Randomized Controlled Trial study

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Department of Surgery, Central Park Teaching Hospital, Lahore from November 2022 to April 2023.

Methods: 122 patients; 61 in each group as per of inclusion criteria were enrolled for the study and were randomly divided in two groups. Group A patients received fish skin dressing while group B patients receive conventional normal saline dressing. Duration of healing, complete wound healing, amputation rate were noted during follow-up. SPSS v. 26 was used to analyze the data.

Results: The mean age of patients enrolled in fish skin group was 50.64 ± 11.00 years and patients enrolled in normal saline group had mean age of 53.38 ± 13.16 years. In both groups, there were 40 (65.6%) males and 21 (34.4%) females. In fish skin group, the mean time for wound healing was observed as 5.11 ± 1.54 weeks, while 7.74 ± 2.32 weeks in normal saline group. Complete wound healing was observed in 49 (80.3%) patients with fish skin dressing, while in 22 (36.1%) patients with normal saline. In fish skin group, amputation occurred in 2 (3.3%) cases while in 7 (11.5%) patients in normal saline group.

Conclusion: The healing power offish skin is more beneficial than normal saline dressing in diabetic wound ulcers. In future, we can now implement use of fish skin dressing instead of normal saline dressing.

Key Words: fish skin dressing, normal saline dressing, wound healing, diabetic ulcer

Citation of article: Rauf H, Batool A, Ahmed A, Mian A, Sikandar MZ. Comparison of Role of Fish Skin Versus Normal Saline Dressing in Wound Healing of Chronic Diabetic Ulcer. Med Forum 2024;35(2):27-31. doi:10.60110/medforum.350206.