[Innovative wound care--new studies to increase evidence]. / Innovative Wundversorgung--neue Studien zur Evidenzsteigerung.

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Today numerous products for wound care are available. A research-based evidence on which the clinician can base its selection, is still missing. In the guidelines randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have been left out. METHOD: In the overview three current RCT with products for the treatment of chronically venous ulcers will be presented. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The pre-mentioned studies show, that it is possible to provide a basis for evidence-based treatment in wound healing. The effective value ofa wound treatment based on the costs and benefits must be defined by the health system. But products, for which data from randomized trials exist, should be evaluated in a different way to products, for which there are no such data.