The venous leg ulcers are a type of
injury that affects up to 1%
of the adults living in developed
countries at some point in their
lives. Many of these wounds
are colonized.
When the wound becomes infected
antibiotics must be used to
eradicate the infection. The
oral antibiotics are effective. However it is not known if topical antibiotics
promote the ulcers healing.
So, I reflect on this and I think in the
amount of money that is being lost in hospitals using topical
antibiotics in venous ulcers.
I think we should use in the patient´s ulcers what is really scientifically proven that
works.
All health
professionals should work together to review studies and find out what are the topical antiseptics
that actually do work. (If any exist)
So far I've reviewed several databases and as I have said before there is no scientific evidence on the subject.
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