Usefulness of pH Monitoring during Wound Healing Process

J Korean Wound Management Soc > Volume 2(1); 2006 > Article

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Journal of the Korean Wound Management Society 2006;2(1): 41-43.

창상 치유와 pH의 연관성: pH를 통한 창상 치유 모니터링의 가능성

정재훈·장학·민경원·박진홍·박준규

서울대학교 의과대학 성형외과학교실, 성형재건연구소

Usefulness of pH Monitoring during Wound Healing Process

Jae Hoon Jeong, Hak Chang, Kyung Won Minn, Jin Hong Park, Joon Kyu Park

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Published online: 31 May 2005.

ABSTRACT

In large, evaluation of wound was subjective and we did wound care empirically. For making up, we made many attempts to objectify wound evaluation, and representative was measuring of wound pH. The purpose of this study is to observate of wound pH changes during wound healing phase and to present an objective standard by analyzing this data. We measured wound surface pH on 5 acute wounds and 10 chronic wounds (ph meter: SkinCheck1^Ⱂ). For maintaing relation with established subjective evaluation, we took pictures. And Hemoglobin, Albumin, Protein and bacterial culture examination was done together. When wound was early phase and pollution level of wound was high, pH was low relatively (Mean, Acute wound: 7.43 Chronic wound: 7.19). When wound became to be healed, pH got higher gradually. (Mean, Acute wound: 7.66 Chronic wound: 7.23). There is correspondence between this results and previous study. In time, we will obtain the objective standard to estimate the wound healing phase and bacterial colony with putting pH meter on wounds simply. Furthermore we think that invisible wound healing process mornitoring is possible with remote pH probe. (J Korean Wound Care Soc 2006;2:41-43)

Key Words: pH, Wound healing