The benefits of honey in wound management
Richard White Senior research fellow in tissue viability, Grampian NHS Trust, Aberdeen
In recent years there has been a renewed interest in honey in wound management. There is a range of regulated wound care products that contain honey available on the Drug Tariff. This article addresses key issues associated with the use of honey, outlining how it may be best used, in which wounds, and which clinical outcomes may be anticipated.
Nursing Standard.
20, 10, 57-64.
doi: 10.7748/ns2005.11.20.10.57.c4006
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Richard@medicalwriter.co.uk
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