State of the art in topical wound-healing products

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Jan:127 Suppl 1:44S-59S. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181fbe275.

Abstract

Chronic wounds represent a significant medical burden. Such wounds fail to normally progress through the stages of healing, often complicated by a proinflammatory milieu caused by increased proteinases, hypoxia, and bacterial burden. As a result, several modalities, such as dressings, antimicrobials, growth factors, and human skin substitutes, have been devised in an attempt to correct the chronic wound environment. This review addresses these modalities with a focus on evidence and randomized controlled trials.

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Topical
  • Anti-Infective Agents / administration & dosage
  • Bandages
  • Chronic Disease
  • Humans
  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / administration & dosage
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Skin Transplantation
  • Skin, Artificial
  • Tissue Engineering
  • Wound Healing / drug effects*
  • Wound Healing / physiology
  • Wounds and Injuries / physiopathology
  • Wounds and Injuries / therapy*

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins