title: Case 14: Octenilin Wound Gel versus betadine/PHMB gel.
abstract: Here, a clinician compares 4 weeks of treatment with Prontosan Wound Gel with a subsequent 4 weeks of octenilin Wound Gel on a complex diabetic foot ulcer prone to recurrent infection. The data show that, following the switch to octenilin, the previously static wound started to heal.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Independent Specialist in Tissue Viability, South Tees NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust.
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hunt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001645:Biguanides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007097:Imines; D008297:Male; D011206:Povidone-Iodine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D001645:Biguanides; D004202:Disinfectants; D007097:Imines; D011725:Pyridines; C031233:polihexanide; D011206:Povidone-Iodine; C034213:octenidine