Podcast 842: “History of Wound Care”

<p><strong>Contributor: Chris Holmes, MD</strong></p> <p><strong>Educational Pearls:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Through world history, there have been various interesting approaches to wound care</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Ancient Egyptians applied honey, lint, and grease which provided antimicrobial, absorptive and moisturizing properties, respectively </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Ancient Greeks irrigated wounds with clean water and applied wine and vinegar which may have been antimicrobial </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">One of the first synthetic topical antimicrobials was a dye researched by scientist</span> <a href= "https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gerhard-Domagk"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Gerhard Domagk</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and later produced by Bayer under the name Prontosil </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Some current wound care methods include wet-to-dry dressings, Dankin’s Solution (sodium hypochlorite) and the use of maggots   </span></li> </ul> <p><strong>References</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fleck CA. Why "wet to dry"?.</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">J Am Col Certif Wound Spec</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. 2009;1(4):109-113. Published 2009 Oct 6. doi:10.1016/j.jcws.2009.09.003</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Shah JB. The history of wound care.</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">J Am Col Certif Wound Spec</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. 2011;3(3):65-66. doi:10.1016/j.jcws.2012.04.002</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ueno CM, Mullens CL, Luh JH, Wooden WA. Historical review of Dakin's solution applications.</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">J Plast Reconstr A