Effect of limited access dressing on hydroxyproline and enzymatic antioxidant status in nonhealing chronic ulcers

ABSTRACT

Background: Healing ability of nonhealing chronic ulcers can be assessed by estimating hydroxyproline, total protein and enzymatic antioxidants such as glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione S-transferase (GST) in the granulation tissue. Materials and Method: A total of 34 patients were analysed from two groups: Limited access dressing (LAD) group (n = 17) and conventional dressing group (n = 17). Results: Patients treated with LAD that exerts combination of intermittent negative pressure and moist wound-healing had shown a significant increase in the hydroxyproline (P = 0.026), total protein (P = 0.004), GPx level (P = 0.030) and GST level (P = 0.045). Conclusion: Patients treated with LAD indicated significantly better anabolic effect on wound-healing compared to that of patients treated with conventional dressing.

KEY WORDS

Chronic ulcers - chronic wound-healing - enzymatic antioxidants - hydroxyproline - limited access - dressing - total protein

 

Conflicts of interest

None declared.

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