Clinical experience with Hyaluronic Acid in Wound Care

Preclinical and Clinical Studies of Hyaluronic Acid in Wound Care: A Case Series and Literature Review.

Article specifications

This case series study was published in 2019 in journal of Wounds. (IF2014: 0.50) by American specialists. The data presented herein represent a small retrospective sample of the authors' clinical experience with this unique material. Data were collected from 6 patients with DFUs and 3 patients with VLUs. Patients were assessed at regular intervals, and the change in wound size as well as the percentage of necrotic versus granular tissue were tracked.

 

Results

The presented literature supports the contention that hyaluronic acid is a critical component in the complex cascade of wound healing and most likely is responsible for the clinical wound improvement in the case series presented.