Comparison of foam dressings with silver versus foam dressings without silver in the care of malodorous malignant fungating wounds

dc.contributor.author	Καλεμικεράκης, Γ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Βαρδάκη, Ζαμπία	el
dc.contributor.author	Φούκα, Γεωργία Α.	el
dc.contributor.author	Βλάχου, Ευγενία Δ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Γκοβίνα, Ουρανία	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-04-28T14:19:40Z
dc.date.issued	2015-04-28
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/9158
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://www.bu-on.org	en
dc.source	http://www.scopus.com	en
dc.subject	Επίδεσμοι αφρού
dc.subject	Δυσοσμία
dc.subject	Πληγές
dc.subject	stench
dc.subject	Wounds
dc.subject	foam dressing
dc.title	Comparison of foam dressings with silver versus foam dressings without silver in the care of malodorous malignant fungating wounds	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Νοσηλευτική
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Nursing
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ιατρική
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Νοσηλευτική
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006614
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85093362
heal.contributorName	Κοσμά, Ευανθία	el
heal.contributorName	Διονυσσόπουλος, Α.	el
heal.dateAvailable	10000-01-01
heal.language	en
heal.access	forever
heal.publicationDate	2012
heal.bibliographicCitation	Kalemikerakis, J., Vardaki, Z., Fouka, G., Vlachou, E., Gkovina, U., et. al. (2012). Comparison of foam dressings with silver versus foam dressings without silver in the care of malodorous malignant fungating wounds. "Journal of B.U.ON.". [Online] 17(3). pp.560-564. Available from: http://www.scopus.com [Accessed 18/04/2015]	en
heal.abstract	Purpose: To investigate the effectiveness of foam dressings with silver vs. foam dressings without silver to reduce malodorous and septic phenomena in malignant fungating wounds (MFWs). Methods: The study included 26 patients with malodorous MFWs at home care. Thirteen patients formed the intervention group A (foam dressings with silver), and another 13 patients formed the control group B (foam dressings without silver). The patients' selection was random. The dressing changes were carried out according to the needs of the ulcer and depending on the exudates 'level. The evaluation of the odor was 4 weeks after the start of the study. The patients' evaluation was excluded due to familiarization with the odor. Results: In group A 10/13 (76.9%) patients showed a significant reduction of the odor compared with 4/13 (30.8%) patients in group B (p = 0.049). Conclusion: Microbial activity and septic phenomena in the ulcerated surface of MFWs are the causes of unpleasant odor. This study provided evidence that the antimicrobial property of silver dressings is very useful in the treatment of microbial activity and can reduce malodorous and septic phenomena.	en
heal.publisher	Α.Ε. Αθανασσίου	el
heal.journalName	Journal of Balkan Union of Oncology (B.U.ON)	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	false