title: Topical use of citric acid for wound bed preparation.
abstract: Wound bed preparation is the management of a wound in order to accelerate endogenous healing or to facilitate the effectiveness of split-skin grafting. The formation of a healthy wound bed is a prerequisite to the use of advanced wound care products. Unless this is achieved, even the most sophisticated and expensive materials are unlikely to function correctly. An attempt has been made to use 3% citric acid ointment for wound bed preparation to prepare wound for grafting in five cases of wounds with large raw areas infected with multiple antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, MIMSR Medical College, Latur, India.
authors.forename: Rajendra G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Malu
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, MIMSR Medical College, Latur, India. dr_bsnagoba@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Basavraj S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Nagoba
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, MIMSR Medical College, Latur, India.
authors.forename: Chetan R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Jaju
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, MIMSR Medical College, Latur, India.
authors.forename: Namdev M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Suryawanshi
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, MIMSR Medical College, Latur, India.
authors.forename: Santosh A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mali
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, MIMSR Medical College, Latur, India.
authors.forename: Vishav S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, MIMSR Medical College, Latur, India.
authors.forename: Nikhil S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Misal
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D019343:Citric Acid; D006801:Humans; D009824:Ointments; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009824:Ointments; D019343:Citric Acid
keywords: Citric acid treatment; Large infected wounds; Wound bed preparation