Aloe Vera Dermal Wound Gel Is Associated With a Delay in Wound Healing.
SCHMIDT, JULIANE M. RN, BSN; GREENSPOON, JEFFREY S. MD
[Article] Obstetrics & Gynecology. 78(1):115-117, July 1991.

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We evaluated the time interval required for wound healing using a standard wound management protocol with and without aloe vera gel. Twenty-one women were studied who had wound complications requiring healing by second intention after cesarean delivery or laparotomy for gynecologic surgery. Wounds treated with standard management healed in a mean ( /- SD) time interval of 53 /- 24 days, whereas those treated with aloe vera gel required 83 /- 28 days (P=.003). The use of aloe vera dermal wound gel was associated with a significant delay in wound healing compared with treatment with an otherwise identical regimen that did not include aloe vera.

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