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Medical grade honey for the treatment of paediatric abdominal wounds: a case series

Journal of Wound Care, 2020
Objective: Children are at high risk of injuries and wounds. The application of medical grade honey is a promising approach to improving the healing of wounds of various origin and severity. However, the use of medical grade honey in young paediatric patients remains limited.
Niels A J Cremers
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Medical-grade honey: its definition and refined standards [PDF]

Journal of Wound Care
The surge in the use of honey in modern medicine, driven by concerns over escalating antibiotic resistance, places an unprecedented emphasis on the need for medically safe and effective honey. In response, the term ‘medical-grade honey’ (MGH) emerged, accompanied by stringent criteria.
Juraj Majtan, Dimitris Mossialos, Piotr Szweda   +2 more
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A review of medical-grade honey in wound care

British Journal of Nursing, 2012
In the current healthcare environment, clinicians are increasingly under pressure to use wound care products that are cost effective. This includes products that can be used in a variety of wounds to achieve different outcomes, depending on the wound-bed requirements.
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Defining the standards for medical grade honey

Journal of Apicultural Research, 2019
Honey has been used since ancient times for the treatment of wounds. The discovery of antibiotics made its use less appealing, but the development of antibiotic resistance has again increased the i...
Renée Hermanns, Cristina Mateescu, Andreas Thrasyvoulou, Chrysoula Tananaki, Frank A.D.T.G. Wagener, Niels A.J. Cremers   +5 more
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The pro-healing effects of medical grade honey supported by a pediatric case series

Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2019
The development of antibiotic resistance demands for novel complementary therapies for wound care. We here present a case series on the use of medical grade honey (MGH) in pediatric wounds. We aim to illustrate the specific antimicrobial and pro-healing activity of MGH and support its easy and safe use.Four pediatric patients with wounds of different ...
Niels A J Cremers
exaly   +4 more sources

The use of medical grade honey in clinical practice

British Journal of Nursing, 2008
In the current healthcare environment, clinicians are increasingly under pressure to use wound care products that are cost-effective. This includes products that can be used in a variety of wounds to achieve different outcomes, depending on the wound-bed requirements.
Gillian, Dunwoody, Claire, Acton
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Older patients' experiences and perceptions of having their wounds treated with medical-grade honey

British Journal of Nursing, 2018
Ancient remedies in wound care have been used for millennia and are now being rediscovered; in particular, the use of honey. The purpose of this study was to capture and explore the meanings that participants assign to their lived experiences when using medical-grade honey to treat wounds.
Jenny Mercer
exaly   +4 more sources

Medical-Grade Honey for the Treatment of Extravasation-Induced Injuries in Preterm Neonates

Advances in Neonatal Care, 2020
Introduction: Preterm neonates often depend on peripheral intravenous administration of nutrition and medication. Since their skin is not fully developed and very vulnerable, extravasation injury is a risk. Medical-grade honey (MGH) possesses antimicrobial activity and stimulates wound healing; although its use in neonatal ...
Eleftherios, Smaropoulos, Niels A J, Cremers   +1 more
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Medically Graded Honey Supplementation Formula to Preterm Infants as a Prebiotic

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 2017
ABSTRACTObjectives:The aim of the study was to assess the effect of medically graded enteral honey supplementation on the intestinal microbiota, immune response, and somatic growth of preterm infants.Methods:A prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted on preterm infants with gestational age ⩽34 weeks and postnatal age >3 days.
Hany, Aly, Reem N, Said, Iman E, Wali, Amany, Elwakkad, Yssra, Soliman, Alaa R, Awad, Mahmoud A, Shawky, Mohamed S Abu, Alam, Mohamed A, Mohamed   +8 more
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Medical-Grade Honey Dressing Use in Developing Countries

Advances in Skin & Wound Care, 2017
ABSTRACT Compared with other medical honeys, SurgihoneyRO (H&R Healthcare Ltd, Southmoor, Abingdon, United Kingdom), a bioengineered medical-grade honey, delivers low concentrations of reactive oxygen to wounds over a sustained period. This article describes how one provider, Dr Jill Brooks, has successfully used this new antimicrobial ...
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