Dakin's solution: is there a place for it in the 21st century?
Dakin's solution: is there a place for it in the 21st century?
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DOI:
10.1111/iwj.12728
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发表时间:
2017-12-01
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Neves, Jose
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作者:
Duarte, Bruno;Cabete, Joana;Neves, Jose
Dakin's solution (DS) is a time-honoured antiseptic that still remains part of the wound care armamentarium. In spite of its cytotoxicity, some question its use in the current era. We report the case of a 52-year-old diabetic woman who was admitted for sepsis because of a severely infected diabetic foot. Urgent surgical drainage and debridement left a 9 x 9-cm deep, complex, infected wound with both bone and tendon involvement. Treatment with local negative pressure was unsuccessful. DS was regularly instilled through a tube left in the wound dressing. A marked improvement was observed with this strategy as the wound bed was much cleaner and fully granulated after 6 weeks. No adverse effects were noted. This case debunks the myth that topical antiseptics necessarily impair wound healing. DS can still be considered an option for difficult-to-treat, complex and heavily infected wounds.