Page 11 - ET book 2018-ทดสอบ

The Effectiveness of Using a Polyhexanide Containing

Cleansing Solution in Cancerous Wound Management

Author: Anuttra Wunnasaweg

Institutional: Ubon Ratchathani Center Hospital

Background:

Cancerous wounds are complex wounds that can bleed,

become malodorous due to infection and are painful causing suffer.

Aims:

A clinical evaluation was conducted to look at the clinical
effectiveness of polyhexanide containing cleaning solution in patients

with cancerous wound.

Methods:
This was a descriptive, retrospective study of patients with
cancerous wounds at outpatient wound clinic of Ubon Ratchathani

Cancer Hospital in Thailand. Data were collected from October 2015
to September 2016. A wound assessment information included

necrotic tissue at wound bed, pain, pruritus, malodor, exudates, and
bleeding after polyhexanide containing cleaning solution.

Results:
1,249 cancer patients were included with ulcerating (91.8

%) and fungating (8.24 %) lesion. The cancerous wound characteristic
change were decreased necrotic tissue at wound bed (100 %), fast

pain reduction (98 %) except wound of Liposarcoma (2 %), decreased
pruritus (95.8 %), malodor controlled (100 %), minimized exudates (100
%), and bleeding controlled (100 %).

Conclusion:

Patients reported decreased necrotic tissue at wound bed,
fast pain reduction, decreased pruritus, malodor controlled, minimized
exudates, and bleeding The results indicate the polyhexanide

containing cleaning solution to be a safe and effective treatment for
Cancerous wounds.