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WOUND CARE

Table 4.11

Topical Treatments for Malignant Wounds Receiving Radiotherapy
Response Chart Percentage Count

Wound cleansing/ irrigation 94% 15
with saline solution or sterile
water

Hydrogels: Intrasite* gel 69% 11
Ointment based antimicrobial 62% 10
agents such as Metronidazole
Alginate sheet such as NU- 12% 2
DERM ®
Kaltostat® 38% 6

Silvercel® Non-Adherent 31% 5

Actisorb® 31% 5
Carboflex™ 25% 4
Mepore® 31% 5

Mepilex® Border 81% 13
Allevyn◊ 38% 6

Gauze 44% 7
Other, please specify... 19% 3

Total Responses 16

One telephone interview participant explained:

So when they have an infected or necrotic base and we’re trying to debride or clean or
reduce odor, MEDIHONEY® is extremely effective in those cases and lot of non-healable

wounds”, and “Hydrochloride protective sheets, We’ll use those sometimes for our

radiation patients over weekends when they’re having radiation toxicity and we want to
clean up their neck, reduce friction, reduce dressing changes, help autolytically clean up

the area. (P#4)