OBJECTIVE: to assess the clinical effect of topical treatment using Ulmo honey associated
with oral ascorbic acid in patients with venous ulcers. METHOD: longitudinal and descriptive quantitative study. During one year, 18 patients
were assessed who were clinically diagnosed with venous ulcer in different stages,
male and female, adult, with a mean injury time of 13 months. Ulmo honey was
topically applied daily. The dressing was applied in accordance with the technical
standard for advanced dressings, combined with the daily oral consumptions of 500
mg of ascorbic acid. The monitoring instrument is the assessment table of venous
ulcers. RESULTS: full healing was achieved in 100% of the venous ulcers. No signs of complications
were observed, such as allergies or infection. CONCLUSION: the proposed treatment showed excellent clinical results for the healing of
venous ulcers. The honey demonstrated debriding and non-adherent properties, was
easy to apply and remove and was well accepted by the users. The described results
generated a research line on chronic wound treatment.
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