ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To analyze if Vashe Wound Therapy (PuriCore, Malvern, Pennsylvania) is a valuable contribution to standard protocols of wound care. DESIGN: Open, noncomparative study. SETTING: Outpatient clinic. PATIENTS: Thirty-one patients, primarily with venous or mixed venous/arterial leg ulcers. INTERVENTIONS: Vashe Wound Therapy (hypochlorous acid, produced on site and on demand) was used as an adjunct to a standard wound care protocol. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Wound healing, reduction of pain, and odor. MAIN RESULTS: At the end of the study, 86% of all lesions healed, and the average size of reduction in nonhealed wounds was 47%. Odor was present at the beginning of enrollment in 21 patients and was rated 4.58 on the visual analog scale. In all patients, the odor score at end of treatment was zero. Seventy-seven percent of all patients reported a positive pain score at the beginning of participation in the evaluation (average pain score, 4.7). At the end of the study, no patient experienced pain. CONCLUSION: Vashe Wound Therapy is a valuable contribution to standard protocols of wound care.
Subject(s)
Hypochlorous Acid/therapeutic use , Leg Ulcer/therapy , Skin Care/methods , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Humans , Hypochlorous Acid/administration & dosage , Leg Ulcer/physiopathology , Leg Ulcer/rehabilitation , Male , Middle Aged , Treatment Outcome , Wound Healing/physiologyABSTRACT
The authors present a case report of a patient who suffered a puncture wound of the hand. The patient developed a chronic wound on the dorsum of her hand secondary to Mycobacterium abscessus. Debridement of the wound was performed and operative cultures grew M abscessus. Treatment of cutaneous infections from this organism includes debridement, culture of the organism, appropriate antibiotics, and wound care.
