2017•Unpublished venueRequires access
Effectiveness of povidone iodine dressing Versus normal saline dressiing on wound healing among patient with diabetic foot ulcer at Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai
K Prem Belwin
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES:
To compare the effectiveness between Povidone iodine dressing (Group I) and Normal saline dressing (Group II) on wound healing among patients with diabetic foot ulcer.
HYPOTHESIS:
There is a significant difference between the post test level of wound healing among patients with diabetic foot ulcer in Group I, Group II. There is a significant association between the level of wound healing among Group I, Group II patients with diabetic foot ulcer at Government Rajaji Hospital with their selected socio demographic and clinical variables.
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK:
Modified Hildegard E. Peplau Theory of Interpersonal Relations.
METHODOLOGY:
Quantitative approach – True experimental study – Pretest Post test design. Sample size was 60 selected by consecutive sampling technique. Randomly assigning the samples for experimental group I and experimental group II. Pretest was done on the first day using PEDIS classification and Scoring system and diabetic foot ulcer wound was graded. Patients in the experimental group I received Povidone iodine dressing and experimental group II received normal saline dressing
every morning, once a day for 6 consecutive days. Post test was conducted on 7th day using PEDIS classification and scoring system for both groups.
FINDINGS:
The findings revealed that there was a significant improvement in level of diabetic foot ulcer wound healing after the intervention, which was confirmed by Student’s independent t – test value t = 12.45 & t = 6.41 respectively and p = ≤ 0.05 level of significance.
CONCLUSION:
The statistical evidence proved that the povidone iodine dressing and normal saline dressing was effective in improving the wound healing among group I and group II patients with diabetic foot ulcer. When comparing the level of diabetic foot ulcer wound healing between group I and group II it was proved that povidone iodine dressing was more effective than normal saline dressing.