Curmin Gauze for Wound Care

Abstract

Based on the statistical data of Bang Dee Health Promoting Hospital, Huai Yot District, Trang Province, there were 205, 215 and 204 patients receiving wound care services from 2016 to 2018, respectively. A common problem occurred in the treatment process was the pain in the wound area due to the atachment of secretion to the gauze. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of wound care by using turmeric ingradient, the Curmin gauze, in patients receiving wound care at Bang Dee Health Promoting Hospital, Huai Yot District, Trang Province. From the study, there were 100 patients of which
90 of them had acute wounds and the other 10 had chronic wounds. The most common cause of wounds was from traffic injuries. The study showed, that with the use of Curmin gauze, 100% of acute wounds group being studied had less exudates, smoother wound bed and more epithelialization from the first followup (3 days) and the wounds completely healed within 15 days. For the chronic wounds group, 70% of them had less exudates, smoother wound bed and more epithelialization from the first follow-up (3 days), resulting in high satisfaction among the patients. The results of this study demonstrated the efficacy of turmeric in the treatment of wound which reduced the time needed for wound healing.