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Honey dressings have been found to have a ________(9) effect on malodorous wounds.
Wound honey loses its antimicrobial properties on _______(8) to light and/or heat.
Wound honey has been shown to significantly decrease the surface wound ______(2)
providing a more favourable environment for wound healing.
This type of radiation is used to sterilise honey to be used for antimicrobial dressings
_______(5).
Honey dressings have been found to have an antimicrobial action against at least 20 strains of
_______(3) abbreviated.
Wound honey has also been shown to be effective in wounds contaminated with _______(4)
abbreviated.
In heavily exudating wounds, sterile honey dressings may need to be changed up to two times
per day. This is because wound exudate _______(7) honey and decreases its osmolarity
effect.
_______(8) _______(8) is produced in wound honey by an enzyme that bees add to the nectar.
Wound honey manufacturers recommend that a _______(4) barrier cream be used to protect
periwound skin from maceration, due to the amount of exudate that may be produced.
Wound honey has been shown to have an _______(13) action against at least 20 strains of
VRE and 48 strains of MRSA.
Wound honey has the approval of the Therapeutic _______(5) Association, and requires no
prescription to use on wounds, where clinically indicated.
Wound honey has been shown to enhance wound _______(7) as it is rich in antioxidants and
promotes conditions that are favourable to granulation and epithelialisation.
Wound honey is a natural product made by _______(4), mostly in New Zealand.
The use of wound honey may be clinically indicated in the treatment of _______(4), abrasions,
burns, pressure ulcers, leg ulcers, or surgical wounds.
An enzyme that bees add to the _______(6) of wound honey produces low levels of hydrogen
peroxide. However, the honey also contains high levels of an antioxidant which protects the
skin against the oxygen radicals that may be produced by the hydrogen peroxide.
Calcium _______(8) dressings that have been impregnated with antibacterial honey can
provide fast and effective autolytic debridement of sloughy or necrotic tissue.
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Antimicrobial honey dressings may be used to _______(7) sloughy or necrotic wounds. Their
high sugar content and low water content actively draws fluid from the wound bed.
Wound honey can be _______(9) on exposure to heat and/or light.
Antibacterial honey dressings are made from _______(4), unprocessed Leptospermum honey
that has been sterilised by gamma radiation.
Wound _______(7) dilutes honey and reduces its osmolarity effect.
All honey dressings need to be covered by absorbent _______(4) (plural) to contain the
exudate produced.
Three to seven days is the amount of _______(4) antimicrobial honey dressings may be left
insitu, depending on the amount of exudate produced.
Wound therapy using antimicrobial honey does not require a prescription from a _______(2)
(abbreviation).
Antimicrobial honey provides a _______(5) wound environment to promote healing.
Preliminary studies have shown that antimicrobial honey dressings provide a microenvironment
that inhibits _______(7) formation.
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Exposure to _______(4) and/or light can denature antimicrobial honey.
Wound exudate dilutes antimicrobial honey and decreases its _______(10) effect.
Honey dressings contain low levels of hydrogen peroxide, which are generated by an
_______(6) that bees add to the nectar.
Antimicrobial honey can significantly reduce the surface pH of a wound leading to decreased
proteas activity, increased _______(10) activity, increased oxygen release and timely wound
healing.
Wound honey dressings are made from pure, _______(11) honey that has been sterilised by
gamma radiation.
Antimicrobial honey dressings can come in gel form, as an alginate or as a non-adherent
_______(9).
Wound honey has been shown to significantly decrease the surface wound _______(2),
providing a more favourable environment for wound healing (same as clue 6 across).
The _______(3) form of antimicrobial honey comes in an opaque tube to protect it from the
light. It contains no preservatives.
Thanks to ; Jacquie Boyes
RN, Silver Chain
References
Comvita Ltd. (2009)
www.medihoney.com.
Antibacterial Honey Alginate Dressing information sheet.
Retrieved from
Atlas Healthcare. (2010). Activon Tulle non-adherent wound dressing impregnated with Manuka
honey and Actilite antibacterial dressing with Activon+ information sheets.
Retrieved from
www.medigroup.com.au.