Use of medical honey in patients with chronic venous leg ulcers after split-skin grafting.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the use of medical honey on healing times and complications in patients with venous leg ulcers after split-skin grafting.


METHODS
Healing time and morbidity were evaluated in six patients with chronic venous leg ulcers who underwent split-skin grafting followed by the application of medical honey at the vascular unit of University Hospital Aintree in Liverpool.


RESULTS
Mean healing time was 22 days. There were no complications.


CONCLUSIONS
The use of medical honey in patients who have received split-skin grafts for chronic venous leg ulcers appears to give a similar healing time to that seen without the application of honey. There were no major complications. Larger prospective randomised controlled trials are needed to confirm the findings.
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Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, UK. hagenschumacher@yahoo.com
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001458:Bandages; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D005260:Female; D006722:Honey; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing