Application of wet healing dressing in treatment of carcinomatous wounds

Objective To study the application of wet healing dressing in treatment of carcinomatous wounds. Methods Therapeutic effect of wet healing dressing in 22 patients with ulcerated carcinomatous wounds was observed 1 month after treatment. Results Of the 22 patients with ulcerated carcinomatous wounds who were treated with wet healing dressing, 9(41%) were cured, 11(50%) were significantly improved, and 2(9%) were stable with no exacerbation. Conclusion Wet healing dressing can release the pain of changing dress, increase the curative rate of ulcerated wounds, shorten the wound healing time, decrease the exudation from wounds and times of dress changing, improve the patients quality of life, and reduce the workload of medical staff, and is thus worth to be popularized. The healing of ulcerated carcinomatous wounds is not related with the age of patients and the size of wounds.