title: Evaluation of Vashe Wound Therapy in the clinical management of patients with chronic wounds.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze if Vashe Wound Therapy (PuriCore, Malvern, Pennsylvania) is a valuable contribution to standard protocols of wound care.
  
  
  METHODS
  Open, noncomparative study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Outpatient clinic.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-one patients, primarily with venous or mixed venous/arterial leg ulcers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Vashe Wound Therapy (hypochlorous acid, produced on site and on demand) was used as an adjunct to a standard wound care protocol.
  
  
  METHODS
  Wound healing, reduction of pain, and odor.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At the end of the study, 86% of all lesions healed, and the average size of reduction in nonhealed wounds was 47%. Odor was present at the beginning of enrollment in 21 patients and was rated 4.58 on the visual analog scale. In all patients, the odor score at end of treatment was zero. Seventy-seven percent of all patients reported a positive pain score at the beginning of participation in the evaluation (average pain score, 4.7). At the end of the study, no patient experienced pain.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Vashe Wound Therapy is a valuable contribution to standard protocols of wound care.
authors.affiliation: The Center for Comprehensive Wound Care and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Aurora St Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Niezgoda
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Sordi
authors.forename: Michel H E
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Hermans
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006997:Hypochlorous Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D006997:Hypochlorous Acid