Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2012, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (47): 8835-8841.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2012.47.021

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HydrofiberTM dressing with silver in wound healing after surgery for anal fistula

Yang Xu1, Zhou Hui-fen2, Zhang Su-min2, Wang Yuan-zhao1, Ye Ni1, Wang Yi1, Zhao Jing1   

  1. 1Department of Anorectal Surgery, Nanjing Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing 210014, Jiangsu Province, China
    2National Medical Center of Anorectal Diseases, Nanjing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210000, Jiangsu Province, China
  • Received:2012-07-21 Revised:2012-08-13 Online:2012-11-18 Published:2013-03-15
  • Contact: Wang Yuan-zhao, Associate chief physician, Department of Anorectal Surgery, Nanjing Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing 210014, Jiangsu Province, China
  • About author:Yang Xu★, Master, Physician, Department of Anorectal Surgery, Nanjing Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing 210014, Jiangsu Province, China 15996213064@163.com Zhou Hui-fen★, Master, Physician, National Medical Center of Anorectal Diseases, Nanjing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210000, Jiangsu Province, China Yang Xu and Zhou Hui-fen contributed equally to this paper.

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Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Much clinical evidence have proved the effect of HydrofiberTM dressing with silver in other wounds healing, but the reports on the effect of HydrofiberTM dressing with silver in wounds healing after surgery for anal fistula are rare.
OBJECTIVE: To observe the therapeutic efficacy of HydrofiberTM dressing with silver in wounds healing after surgery of anal fistula.
METHODS: Fifty-seven patients with anal fistula surgery were randomly divided into treatment group (n=29, HydrofiberTM dressing with silver, once every 3 days) and the control group (n=28, Vaseline gauze, once per day). The level of wound pain during treatment, wound exudates situations, the frequency of dressing changes, the healing time and the cost of dressing changes were observed and compared.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The wound pain level during treatment, wound exudates situations, the healing time and the frequency of dressing changes in treatment group were all significantly less than those in the control group (P < 0.05), but the cost of dressing changes in the experimental group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05). HydrofiberTM dressing with silver for wounds healing after anal fistula surgery can obviously reduce the wound pain level during treatment, provide moist repair environment, accelerate wound healing, reduce the frequency of dressing changes and improve patient satisfaction.

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