Effects of silver ion alginate dressing applied on different type of surgical incision
Wang Ruishu
Abstract：Objective:To investigate the effect of silver ion alginate dressing on different type of operative incision.Methods:Of 321 cases undergone abdominal operation in our hospital,160 received normal aseptic dressing to cover the surgical incision (control group),of them 35 were with type Ⅰ incision (clean wounds),75 type Ⅱ incision (relative clean wounds) and 50 type Ⅲ incision (clean-contaminated wounds);the other 161 cases received silver ion alginate dressing to cover the incision (observation group),of them 32 were type Ⅰ incision,76 type Ⅱ incision and 53 type Ⅲ incision.The infection rate,visual analogue scale (VAS) and incision healing time were observed and compared between the two groups and different types of incision.Results:No infection occurred in type Ⅰ wounds of the both groups,and the infective rates of type Ⅱ and type Ⅲ incisions were higher in control group than in observation group (P＜0.05).The VAS was lower in the patients with type Ⅰ,Ⅱ and Ⅲ incisions in observation group than those in control group (P＜0.05).For type Ⅰ incisions of the two groups,no significant difference existed in the wound healing time,but it was longer for type Ⅱ and type Ⅲ incisions in patients of control group than those of observation group (P＜0.05).Conclusions:The effects of the silver ion alginate dressing are great on abdominal operative incisions,especially on type Ⅱ and Ⅲ incisions.The alginate dressing may alleviate pain,decrease infective rate and shorten the healing time of wounds.
Keywords：Silver ion alginate dressingOperative incisionAbdominal operation
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 36-39 )