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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2014; 47(02): 216-220
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.138952
Original Article
Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Effect of limited access dressing on hydroxyproline and enzymatic antioxidant status in nonhealing chronic ulcers

Authors

  • Thittamaranahalli Muguregowda Honnegowda

    Departments of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India
  • Pramod Kumar

    Departments of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India
  • Padmanabha Udupa

    1   Departments of Biochemistry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India
  • Pragna Rao

    1   Departments of Biochemistry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India
  • Siddhartha Bhandary

    2   Departments of Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India
  • Krishna Kumar Mahato

    3   Departments of Biophysics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India
  • Anurag Sharan

    Departments of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India
  • Shreemathi S. Mayya

    4   Departments of Biostatistics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India
Further Information

Publication History

Publication Date:
26 August 2019 (online)

ABSTRACT

Background: Healing ability of nonhealing chronic ulcers can be assessed by estimating hydroxyproline, total protein and enzymatic antioxidants such as glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione S-transferase (GST) in the granulation tissue. Materials and Method: A total of 34 patients were analysed from two groups: Limited access dressing (LAD) group (n = 17) and conventional dressing group (n = 17). Results: Patients treated with LAD that exerts combination of intermittent negative pressure and moist wound-healing had shown a significant increase in the hydroxyproline (P = 0.026), total protein (P = 0.004), GPx level (P = 0.030) and GST level (P = 0.045). Conclusion: Patients treated with LAD indicated significantly better anabolic effect on wound-healing compared to that of patients treated with conventional dressing.