The use of medical grade honey in clinical practice.
In the current healthcare environment, clinicians are increasingly under pressure to use wound care products that are cost-effective. This includes products that can be used in a variety of wounds to achieve different outcomes, depending on the wound-bed requirements. Medical grade honey has emerged as a product that can achieve a variety of outcomes within the wound and is safe and easy to use. This article reviews the use of a medical grade honey (Medihoney) in various clinical applications, with a view to placement on the wound care formulary in both primary and secondary care. It provides an in-depth account of case studies featured in a poster presentation at the 2008 European Wound Management Association meeting in Lisbon, Portugal.
Dunwoody
Gillian
G
Tissue Viability and Vascular Nurse Specialist, Surgical Directorate, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, NHS Trust, London, UK.
Acton
Claire
C
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006722:Honey; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*