Summary
A poster describing a chitosan gelling fibre dressing in two patients with deep bone infections following orthopaedic surgery. It presents their wound-care histories and dressing management.
- Study type
- Case series poster
- Study size
- 2 patients
Earlier poster describing the same two patients; complete healing was outside the observation period.
Key findings
- Patient 1 (66-year-old man; 13 cm hip wound, not suitable for negative pressure therapy): rapid improvement over 15 days of twice-weekly review.
- Patient 2 (49-year-old woman with multi-resistant bone infection): exudate decreased within a week and dressing changes were reduced to every third day; she was discharged with outreach support.
- The authors observed reduced pus and rapid reduction in wound size and depth, but complete healing was not observed within the time frame.