Table 2.
Full‐thickness cutaneous wound (mm2) measurements by day*
| Day 0 | Day 3 | Day 5 | Day 7 | Day 10 | Day 14 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine mesh gauze | 97·1 ± 15·1 | 97 ± 23 | 86·1 ± 26·2 | 103·5 ± 18·4 | 73·3 ± 45·4 | 35·8 ± 35·3 |
| MPH | 107·4 ± 19·3 | 95·6 ± 15·5 | 85·4 ± 14·3 | 78·5 ± 9·7 | 42·6 ± 12·1 | 18·1 ± 7·7 |
| Clinoptilolite | 105·7 ± 14·9 | 88·7 ± 25 | 81·9 ± 28·6 | 78·6 ± 30·5 | 42 ± 23·1 | 5·6 ± 6·2 |
| Alginate | 111 ± 12·5 | – | 82·4 ± 12·5 | 70 ± 10·8 | 33·9 ± 7.8 | 12·8 ± 10·6 |
| Hydrogel | 106·3 ± 12 | 147·6 ± 45·1 | 140·7 ± 39·8 | 137 ± 25·1 | 84·5 ± 90 | 36·1 ± 54·7 |
| Biobrane® | 93·5 ± 5·9 | 97·8 ± 30·2 | 76·8 ± 21·8 | 58·1 ± 19·7 | 39·1 ± 11·4 | 26·5 ± 12·1 |
| P = 0·146 | P = 0·088 | P = 0·001 | P = 0·325 | P = 0·003 |
MPH, microporous polysaccharide hemosphere.
*Statistical significance was obtained for three measures, and the values are expressed in bold.