Muhammad Umair Samee, Sheikh Maria Qammar, Muhammad Akram Dogar, Farah Naz, Sabeeh Ubaid Ullah, Ammad Ahmad Siddiqui.
Comparison of Honey Dressing with Povidone-iodine dressing in Infected Surgical Wounds.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;13(1):102-4.

Background: Honey is a type of natural dressing with many mechanical, biochemical and antimicrobial properties. Aim: To prove that Honey is better than conventional dressing with Povidone-Iodine (PVI) in terms of pain control and wound healing. Methods: It is a randomized, single blind and multicentre experimental study, carried out in 2 hospitals i.e., Bhatti International Teaching Hospital situated in Kasur and Noor Hospital situated in Kot Radha Kishan from 04-05-18 to 10-01-19. 105 patients were included in the study while 2 patients left the follow up during study period. 2 parameters were studied i.e. Pain control and wound healing. Pain is assessed by visual analogue scale (VAS) and wound healing was assessed in terms of resolution of erythema and resolution of discharge from the wound. Results: Mean age of patients in Honey dressing (HD) group was 42 +/-12 years while mean age of patients in PVI dressing (PD) group was 40 +/-13 years. 75% of patients from HD group were male while 25% were female. In PD group, 66% patients were male while 34% were female. Mean VAS in HD was 1.2 +/-0.5 while it was 4.0 +/-1.1 in PD group (p value=0.002). 86.5% (45 out of 52) of patients had successful outcome (resolution of erythema and discharge from wound and appearance of healthy granulation tissue) with the use of honey dressing while only 64.7% (33 out of 51) of patients had successful outcome with PVI dressing (2 sided sig.= 0.01). Conclusion: Honey dressing is better than conventional Povidone-Iodine dressing in terms of cost factor, pain control and early wound healing.

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