Evaluation of Vashe Wound Therapy in the clinical management of patients with chronic wounds.
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.
Niezgoda
Jeffrey A
JA
The Center for Comprehensive Wound Care and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Aurora St Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Sordi
Peter J
PJ
Hermans
Michel H E
MH
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
D006997:Hypochlorous Acid