Clinical experience with Leptospermum honey use for treatment of hard to heal neonatal wounds: case series

Publication Date

2014

Journal Title

J Perinatol

Abstract

Preterm, critically ill neonates represent a challenge in wound healing. Many factors predispose infants to skin injuries, including decreased epidermal-dermal cohesion, deficient stratum corneum, relatively alkaline pH of skin surface, impaired nutrition and presence of multiple devices on the skin. We present a case series describing the use of medical-grade honey-Leptospermum honey (Medihoney), for successful treatment of slowly healing neonatal wounds, specifically stage 3 pressure ulcer, dehiscent and infected sternal wound, and full-thickness wound from an extravasation injury.

Volume Number

34

Issue Number

2

Pages

161-3

Document Type

Article

EPub Date

2014/01/31

Status

Faculty

Facility

School of Medicine

Primary Department

General Pediatrics

PMID

24476663

DOI

10.1038/jp.2013.158

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