Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of octenidine wound gel in the treatment of chronic venous leg ulcers in comparison to modern wound dressings
Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of octenidine wound gel in the treatment of chronic venous leg ulcers in comparison to modern wound dressings
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DOI:
10.1111/iwj.12250
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发表时间:
2016-04-01
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Strohal, Robert
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作者:
Haemmerle, Gilbert;Strohal, Robert
The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy, safety and cost-effectiveness of an octenidine-based wound gel in the treatment of chronic venous leg ulcers. For this purpose, 49 wounds were treated with either modern wound-phase-adapted dressings alone (treatment arm 1; n=17), octenidine wound gel plus modern wound-phase-adapted dressings (treatment arm 2; n=17) or octenidine wound gel alone (treatment arm 3; n=15). During the study period of 42days with dressing changes every 3-5days, wound healing characteristics and treatment costs of different dressings were analysed. Wound size reduction was significantly better (P=0028) in both octenidine wound gel treatment arms compared to modern dressings alone with total reductions of 146%, 641% and 962% in treatment arms 1-3. Early wound healing was merely observed under octenidine wound gel treatment (n=9), whereby lowest treatment costs were generated by octenidine wound gel alone (Euro2034/dressing change). As a result, the octenidine wound gel is cost-effective and well suitable for the treatment of chronic venous leg ulcers, considering both safety and promotion of wound healing.