Use of wet-to-moist cleansing with different irrigation solutions to reduce bacterial bioburden in chronic wounds.

Objective:: The influence of different irrigation solutions, in conjunction with wet-to-moist cleansing, on the reduction of sessile, non-planktonic bacteria which colonise wounds, has not been investigated. In this study, the antibacterial effect of different irrigation solutions, during a 20-minute wet-to-moist cleansing, has been evaluated in chronic wounds.

Methods:: This study was designed as a prospective cohort study with 12 study arms and was conducted between June 2011 and April 2016.