Griffiths R D, Fernandez R S, Ussia C A
Faculty of Health, University of Western Sydney, Macarthur, Australia.
J Wound Care. 2001 Nov;10(10):407-11. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2001.10.10.26149.
This double-blind randomised controlled trial compared the effects of tap water and normal saline on the healing and infection rates of acute and chronic wounds.
The trial was conducted in two metropolitan community health centres in New South Wales, Australia. Thirty-five patients with 49 acute or chronic wounds were randomised to receive wound irrigation with either normal saline or tap water.
Statistical analysis demonstrated there was no significant difference between the infection and healing rates in wounds irrigated with normal saline or tap water.
Although the small sample size is a limitation of this study, the researchers conclude that drinkable tap water appears to provide a safe alternative to normal saline for wound cleansing and may be preferred by some patients.
这项双盲随机对照试验比较了自来水和生理盐水对急慢性伤口愈合率和感染率的影响。
该试验在澳大利亚新南威尔士州的两个大都市社区卫生中心进行。35名患有49处急慢性伤口的患者被随机分为两组，分别接受生理盐水或自来水冲洗伤口。
统计分析表明，用生理盐水或自来水冲洗的伤口在感染率和愈合率上没有显著差异。
尽管样本量小是本研究的一个局限性，但研究人员得出结论，可饮用的自来水似乎是用于伤口清洁的生理盐水的一种安全替代品，并且可能受到一些患者的青睐。
