Possibilities of using hydrogel compositions in the treatment of wounds

The main method of treatment of wounds is still surgical, but unfortunately, for various reasons, its use does not always allow you to completely remove all nonviable and infected tissue,restore the lost skin in diseases and injuries of various etiologies. In this case, the leading role is played by the tactics of local conservative therapy of wounds.A kind of medicinal form is hydrogel compositions, the use of which can significantly improve the effectiveness of treatment even longterm nonhealing or sluggish wounds by creating an ideal wound environment formed during granulation and epithelization. Modern technologies make it possible to solve complex clinical problems: with the help of hydrogel dressings, it is possible to influence various mechanisms of the wound process, preventing the negative impact of such factors as hypoxia, infection, delayed regeneration. Hydrogels developed recently demonstrate effective hemostatic, antibacterial characteristics, have high biocompatibility. All this makes the development of new hydrogel wound coatings promising.