Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To analyze if Vashe Wound Therapy (PuriCore, Malvern, Pennsylvania) is a valuable contribution to standard protocols of wound care.
DESIGN
Open, noncomparative study.
SETTING
Outpatient clinic.
PATIENTS
Thirty-one patients, primarily with venous or mixed venous/arterial leg ulcers.
INTERVENTIONS
Vashe Wound Therapy (hypochlorous acid, produced on site and on demand) was used as an adjunct to a standard wound care protocol.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
Wound healing, reduction of pain, and odor.
MAIN RESULTS
At the end of the study, 86% of all lesions healed, and the average size of reduction in nonhealed wounds was 47%. Odor was present at the beginning of enrollment in 21 patients and was rated 4.58 on the visual analog scale. In all patients, the odor score at end of treatment was zero. Seventy-seven percent of all patients reported a positive pain score at the beginning of participation in the evaluation (average pain score, 4.7). At the end of the study, no patient experienced pain.
CONCLUSION
Vashe Wound Therapy is a valuable contribution to standard protocols of wound care.
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