Exploring the use of an alginate dressing for diabetic foot ulcers

Journal of Wound Care
Sue BaleKeith Harding

Abstract

Few studies have investigated the use of dressings on patients with diabetic foot ulceration. This paper reports the results of a non-comparative, two-centre study investigating the performance characteristics of SeaSorb dressing in patients with this condition. This was an exploratory study to determine the potential use of this dressing, and not a large randomised control trial. All patients had diabetic foot ulceration of 1 cm or more in diameter, classified as Wagner grade I or II, with an ankle brachial pressure index of > 0.4. The investigators carried out objective assessments including photography and ulcer tracing as well as subjective assessments of exudate levels, wound bed condition, peri-ulcer skin condition, ease of application and removal of the dressing, dressing conformability, discomfort during dressing application and removal, and clinical signs of infection. Investigators recruited 41 patients in two sites (31 in site one and 10 in site two). Of these, the findings relating to 39 patients could be evaluated. The patients were treated for a maximum of six weeks or until the ulcer healed. The study found that 28.2% (11/39) of the ulcers healed within the six-week period. Overall, there was a significant reduct...Continue Reading

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