Case Study Two
Clinical Evaluation of PHMB Foam Range with Raponic Technology in Thermal Burn Management
37-year-old Male presenting with a partial thickness (second degree) thermal burn. With a total burn area 7% (of upper and lower arm).
Case Study One
Lower Limb Ulcer Management Using PHMB Foam Range with Raponic Technology
An 83-year-old female in care of the community presented with a venous leg ulcer left lower aspect of the lower leg, above the malleolus of 5 weeks duration. Her past medical history was hypertension, asthma and gastric reflux. On presentation to the wound clinic the lady had a wound on the left lateral aspect of her lower leg.
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Initial Assessment
Pain score VAS 8
Wound size L 3cm width 1.5cm, depth 1.1cm. 90% sloughy, 10% granulating tissue with moderate exudate Showing clinical signs of infection. ActivHeal® PHMB Foam Silicone Border applied.
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Week One
Pain score VAS 4- significantly reduced.
Significant progress noted. Wound reducing in size. 70% sloughy, 30% granulation, with Moderate exudate. Showing reduced clinical signs of infection. ActivHeal® PHMB Foam Silicone Border continued.
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Week Two
Pain score VAS 2- greatly reduced
Wound progression continued, size L 2.4cm width 0.8cm, depth 0.5cm. 40% sloughy, 60% granulation, tissue with moderate to low exudate Showing reduced clinical signs of infection. ActivHeal® PHMB Foam Silicone Border continued.
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Week Three
Pain score VAS 0
Wound had progressed to healing, size L 0.4cm width 0.4cm, depth 0cm, 100% granulation tissue with low exudate No clinical signs of infection. Moved to non-antimicrobial dressing.
Joanna Overfield Tissue Viability Nurse, Humber NHS Foundation, UK. The use of a New PHMB Foam dressing on a leg ulcer wound.
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