Clinical evidence
WOUND for scar management in the early post-surgical phase
Dr. med. Mischa Wiegand, MD, Switzerland
Specialist in hand surgery
“I have used WOUND on all post-surgical wounds starting on day 2 after surgery for more than 50 patients. The cosmetic results are very satisfying. I observed not only a significant reduction of pain, and post-surgical inflammation, but also a reduction of hardened scar tissue, which resulted in much better mobility. On average, the time for scar maturation was 50% faster compared to my clinical experience with other therapies. The significance of reduction was surprising”.
“None of the 15 patients had clinical signs of infection and none of them reported severe pain. By week 2, areas of exposed bone in 7 of 15 (47%) patients had already been covered by granulation tissue, thus significantly and quickly reducing the risk of complications in the bone, with areas of exposed bone fully covered in 11 of 15 (73%) cases by week 4. The study indicates a substantial potential for cost saving.”
“The use of WOUND contributed to a significant reduction of risk for the study cohort, and avoided further scarring of donor sites requiring flap or skin-graft techniques.”
Successful treatment of scalp wounds with exposed bone applying WOUND
S.Lauchli et al., University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland
Journal of Wound Care 2012, volume 21, p.228 – 233
Forsch Komplementmed 2014; volume 21, p.88-93
WOUND: a simple, effective and economical protocol for the treatment of acute and chronic wounds
W. Herzig et al., Schwyz Cantonal Hospital, Switzerland
EWMA Conference (2014)
“Only 5/174 wounds (2.8%) that started treatment with WOUND required the change to an alternative wound dressing in order to achieve wound closure within 3 months.”
“The results suggest that WOUND in combination with a simple secondary dressing adjusted to the wound exudate is an easy to handle, clinically efficient and cost-effective therapy for the secondary intention healing of acute and chronic wounds.”
“One of the most important aims when treating paediatric burn patients is to alleviate their pain as much as possible. The burn pain and wound care procedures often increase burn patients’anxieties, which exacerbates their perception of pain. This is especially true for children, who, owing to their fear of pain, typically experience a high level of anxiety before and during burn wound care treatment.”
“The most remarkable clinical implications of this study finding are related to the possibility to reduce the use of topical antimicrobials/ disinfectants without exposing the patients at risk of infective complications, while at the same time obtaining pain relief and a high quality cosmetic outcome.”
An experience with paediatric burn wounds treated with WOUND
S. Mainetti, F. Carnevali, Viedma Hospital, Bolivia
Journal of Wound Care 2013; volume 22, p.681 – 689
Clinical experience with a novel wound dressing
T. Hunziker, University Hospital Bern, Switzerland
Severin Läuchli, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
Wound Management 2012, p.270-274
“Results from extensive case studies in different types of acute and chronic wounds suggest that WOUND can be used as an effective primary wound dressing that promotes wound healing and protects the periwound skin. WOUND leads to an impressive induction of granulation tissue, even in very deep wounds. It proved to be simple to use and increases patient comfort greatly.”
“WOUND used in combination with a cost-effective and appropriate secondary dressing offers clinical, and financial benefits and the opportunity to simplify our treatment concept. One of the most interesting results was that all the 18 nurses involved in daily dressing changes reported that their anxiety of mistakenly using the wrong dressing type or applying it wrongly reduced significantly when using WOUND. As a consequence of the audit we have decided to carry on documenting specific aspects of the dressing change, to put more emphasis on wound cleansing and painless dressing change in our training programme and to include WOUND in our treatment concept.”
A simple protocol of care for long-term care: clinical results from WOUND
K.Eggenberger, Center of long-term care “Schlössli Biel”, Biel, Switzerland
NOVAcura 2013, volume 03, p.42-43
Pilonidal sinus wounds: secondary intention healing with WOUND
A. Lenz et al., Schwyz Cantonal Hospital, Switzerland
Wound Management 2015, 9(2), p.48-53
“The average time to wound healing for the 21 patients treated with WOUND was 48 days, which appears faster than healing rates found in literature for secondary healing. This is a clear indication for the impressive granulation effect resulting from the application of WOUND, which led to a progressive filling up even of large skin defects.”
“Taking all observed factors together, the application of WOUND clearly has the potential to offer clinical and economic benefits, making the secondary healing of pilonidal sinus wounds more effective.”