Project title Cost-effectiveness analysis in comparing alginate silver dressing with conventional treatment of necrotizing fasciitis wound
Project Investigator Prof. Dr. Kittipan Rerkasem
Co Investigator
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anon Chotirosniramit
Dr. Supapong Arwarn
Dr. Sanhawitch Chantrarangsri
Dr. Saranart Orapin
Assoc. Prof. Woraluck Himaklas
Dr. Charoenchol Meekul
Research objectives
1. To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of necrotizing fasciitis wound treatment between alginate silver dressing and conventional treatment in a view of hospital.
2. To compare the quality of life and complacency of patients who were treated the necrotizing fasciitis wound with silver dressing and conventional treatment.
Funding agency DKSH Company Limited. (Thailand)
Study sites Suandok hospital, Chiangmai University, Chiangmai
Study design
Necrotizing Fasciitis is a disease that an infected patient has a high chance to be death. Some said that the chance of death was more than 50% and the wound was very slowly recover. So, this study was to find the treatment which will give the fastest wound recovery. A randomized controlled trial was used to compare the treatment between silver dressing named Askina Calgitrol Silver of B. Braun company and the standard treatment with saline or povidine which was widely used in the present. A time to the wound recovery and ready for the new skin were recorded and compared for the best results.
Study period April 2013 – May 2016
