Papain allows the effective removal of necrotic tissue in wounds by a type of enzymatic debridement. The objective of this work was to emphasize the effectiveness of the association of papain with urea in necrotic lesions. The case of a 56‐year‐old patient is reported with an ulcerated lesion in the internal malleolar region of the left lower limb. The necrotic tissue was made enzymatic...

The use of honey-based dressings has been documented for thousands of years. Recent studies suggest their effectiveness may be, in part, related to their ability to facilitate autolytic debridement. Six patients who presented with multiple comorbidities and risk factors for delayed healing whose wounds required debridement were managed with active Leptospermum honey (ALH) to evaluate the safety...

Introduction: Wound debridement is considered essential in chronic wound management. Hypochlorous acid has been shown to be an effective agent in reducing wound bacterial counts in open wounds. Ultrasound-enabled wound debridement is an effective and efficient method of debridement. This study compared ultrasound irrigation with hypochlorous acid versus saline irrigation for wound debridement o...

OBJECTIVE To report a case of Aspergillus flavus malignant otitis externa, successfully treated with antifungal agents, surgical debridement, and hyperbaric oxygen treatment. PATIENT The case was a 77-year-old man with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, who presented with otalgia and purulent otorrhea. Intervention was with surgical debridement, antifungal agents, and hyperbaric oxygen ...

The formation of slough (dead tissue) on a wound is widely accepted as an inhibitor to natural wound healing. In this article, a system of differential equations that models slough/wound interaction is developed. We prove a threshold theorem that provides conditions on the amount of slough to guarantee wound healing. As a state-dependent time scale, debridement (the periodic removal of slough) ...

Extensive calcification of mitral apparatus may preclude optimal valve repair, thus requiring debridement. We performed mitral valve replacement in a 55-year-old woman with a modified bileaflet preservation technique to avoid complications related to extensive debridement. Posterior transposition of the anterior leaflet as a buttress over the posterior ventricular wall provided extra support fo...

abstract background: the main goals in treating burns are to accelerate tissue renovation and prevent infection. topical antibiotics are used in the treatment of burns, but they can cause side effects. recently, a traditional ointment (olea) has been used in iran in the treatment of burns. this study examines the effect of topical honey ointment in healing of burn patients. materials and method...