A microbiological study about the effect of sugar on the scarring of infected surgical incisions

Authors

  • Maria do Carmo Lourenço Haddad Hospital Universitário Regional do Norte do Paraná
  • Luiz Carlos Bruschi Universidade Estadual de Londrina; Departamento de Histologia
  • Eleine Aparecida Penha Martins Universidade Estadual de Londrina; Centro de Ciências da Saúde; Departamento de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692000000100009

Keywords:

carbohydrates, cicatri, surgical wound infection, bacterium

Abstract

This is an experimental research based on microbiological analysis. Our aim was to evaluate the influence of sugar on the healing process of infected surgical wounds in 25 patients. On the dehiscences, there have been identified gram positive and gram negative bacteria, and fungi as well. Every patient was administered systemic antibiotics and had the wounds treated locally with cristal sugar three times a day. Statistics showed, by Person's correlation, that sugar did not influence on the healing process of infected surgical wounds in undernourished, overweigh and elderly individuals.

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Published

2000-01-01

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2000)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

A microbiological study about the effect of sugar on the scarring of infected surgical incisions. (2000). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 8(1), 57-65. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692000000100009