Treating pilonidal sinus wounds with an antibacterial wound gel after incision and drainage

Patients with pilonidal sinus post incision and drainage are common and their wounds often take up to three months or more to heal, causing loss of work time, altered body image, low self-esteem and have a potential effect on relationships. Figure 3. Patient 2 at initial assessment. The wound is 80% granulation and 20% slough. wound clinic — patients with pilonidal sinus post incision and drainage are common and their wounds often take up to three months or more to heal. Delayed healing is thought to be attributed to infection and is possibly due to the surgical creation of a wound which does not facilitate ease of drainage (Marks et al, 2005). This can cause loss of work time, altered body image, low self-esteem and have a potential effect on relationships, and be a source of embarrassment. (Bradley, 2006).

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