МОДИФИЦИРОВАННЫЙ СЕРЕБРОМ МОНТМОРИЛЛОНИТ В ЛЕЧЕНИИ ПАЦИЕНТОВ С ИНФИЦИРОВАННЫМИ РАНАМИ

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.23670/IRJ.2023.134.3
Выпуск: № 8 (134), 2023
Предложена:
11.04.2023
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29.05.2023
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Аннотация

Проблема лечения инфекции кожи и мягких тканей занимает одно из доминирующих мест среди хирургической патологии. Известно, что около 40% от общего числа пациентов хирургических стационаров страдают гнойными заболеваниями кожи и мягких тканей. По статистике, ежегодно в Российской Федерации от 500 до 700 тысяч человек получают лечение от гнойно-воспалительных процессов кожи и мягких тканей. Целью исследования была оценка эффективности применения модифицированного серебром монтмориллонита при лечении инфекций кожи и мягких тканей.

Материал и методы. В соответствии с поставленными задачами были выделены следующие группы пациентов: Основная группа (60 человек), в которой применялся оригинальный модифицированный серебром монтмориллонит (Ag-MMT) для местного лечения пациентов. В контрольной группе (52 человека) для местной обработки ран применяли повязку ATRAUMAN AG, содержащую серебро.

Результаты. В основной группе комплексное применение предложенного способа лечения с использованием Ag-MMT позволило добиться выраженного эффекта в очищении (4,9 ± 1,1 дня) и эпителизации (12,2 ± 1,8 дня) раны по сравнению с контрольной группой (6,2 ± 0,9, 13,8 ± 1,1 дней соответственно, р < 0,05). На фоне лечения у пациентов обеих групп выявлена положительная динамика морфологических изменений в ранах, характеризующаяся последовательной сменой типов цитограмм с некротических (тип I) и дегенеративно-воспалительных (тип II) на воспалительно-регенеративные (тип IV) в контрольной группе и регенеративные (тип V) в основной группе. Регенеративный тип цитограмм (тип V) не был достигнут к 14-му дню в контрольной группе, тогда как в основной группе этот тип цитограмм был определен к 11,2 ± 1,8 суткам (р < 0,05).

Выводы. Исследования показали клиническую эффективность применения модифицированного серебром монтмориллонита при местном лечении гнойных ран. Этот эффект, вероятно, обусловлен сочетанием двух факторов: абсорбирующими свойствами MMT и антимикробным действием серебра.

1. Introduction

Currently, wound surgical infection is one of the main problems with which patients seek medical help

,
,
,
. The relevance of this problem is also confirmed by the fact that 14.0-16.0% of all nosocomial infections are postoperative wound infections. The vast majority of gram-negative microorganisms, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, as well as Staphylococcus aureus, according to the results of studies in general surgical hospitals, demonstrate resistance to drugs such as Rivanol, Furacilin, Chloramine and Decamethoxin
,
,
,
. At the same time, multicenter studies show that the frequency of wound suppuration after surgical interventions can reach 17.0- 27.0%
,
,
,
. Slightly more than 75.0% of hospital rooms are "contaminated" with methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus
,
,
,
, 98.0% of chronic wounds are seeded with aerobic organisms
,
,
,
. Local treatment of infected wounds includes the use of bioactive dressings, the action of which is mostly strictly directed and carried out in one or another phase of the wound process. On the other hand, since ancient times, silver preparations have been used for the treatment of wound infections, which has a persistent antiseptic effect
,
,
,
. Along with the fact that there is more and more data in the literature on the growth of the number of bacteria resistant to modern drugs, the identification of microorganisms resistant to silver preparations is single and scattered
,
,
,
. The wounded coatings existing on the market today with immobilized various forms of silver do not provide a stable and sufficient duration of antimicrobial action. At the same time, the results of studies on the high antibacterial activity of nanoscale silver particles began to appear in the literature
,
,
,
. Thus, the study of the clinical efficacy of modern materials, including those with the inclusion of silver nanoparticles, in the treatment of skin and soft tissue infection, is an urgent and timely study.

2. Material and methods

In 2020-2021, 112 patients with infectious soft tissue lesions were treated at the surgical infection’s clinic of the Belgorod Regional Clinical Hospital of St. Joasaph. Primary processes were registered in 20 (17.86%), secondary processes – in 92 (82.14%) patients. Of these, 60 are men (53.57%), 52 are women (46.43%).

Upon admission to the department, bacterial agents were found in the wounds of all patients, while the number of colony-forming units ranged from 105 to 109 CFU/ml. In 27.6% of cases, associated wound infection with nosocomial polyresistant strains of bacteria was diagnosed.

The following microorganisms were isolated from the wounds: Staphylococcus aureus – 23.8%; Escherichia coli – 19.23%; Klebsiella pneumoniae – 17.31%; Pseudomonas aeruginosa – 13.46%; Enterococcus faecalis – 9.62%; Staphylococcus epidermidis – 5.77%; Acinetobacter baumannii – 3.85%; Corynebacterium striatum – 3.85%; Staphylococcus haemolyticus– 3.85%.

In accordance with the tasks set, the following groups of patients were identified:

• The main group (60 people) for the local treatment of patients used the original montmorillonite modified with silver (Ag–MMT), obtained at Belgorod State University in laboratory conditions by treating the substance montmorillonite with a solution of silver nitrate (patent No. 2522935. Russian Federation).

• Control group – (52 people) for the local treatment of wounds, a silver-plated ATRAUMAN AG dressing containing silver dressing with antibacterial properties made of polyamide mesh coated with elemental silver was used.

Thus, according to the mechanism of action and composition, these funds are similar and are in states similar in form, which gave us the right to compare their effectiveness with each other.

The distribution of patients in the main and control groups by age and nosological forms is presented in Table 1.

Table 1 - Distribution of patients by age and nosological forms of diseases

Age, years

Group of patients

Total

Main

Control

Primary infections of the skin and soft tissues

Secondary infections of the skin and soft tissues

Primary infections of the skin and soft tissues

Secondary infections of the skin and soft tissues

Necrotic cellulite

Necrotic fasciitis

Infected trophic ulcers, Bedsores

Diabetic foot syndrome

Infection of the surgical intervention area

Necrotic cellulite

Necrotic fasciitis

Infected trophic ulcers, Bedsores

Diabetic foot syndrome

Infection of the surgical intervention area

абс.

%

абс.

%

абс.

%

абс.

%

абс.

%

абс.

%

абс.

%

абс.

%

абс.

%

абс.

%

абс.

%

18-44

-

-

1

0.89

-

9

8.04

-

-

2

1.79

4

3.57

10

8.93

26

23.21

45-59

3

2.68

-

1

0.89

-

7

6.25

1

0.89

1

0.89

2

1.79

2

1.79

5

4.46

22

19.64

60-74

5

4.46

1

0.89

3

2.68

1

0.89

9

8.04

2

1.79

1

0.89

2

1.79

1

0.89

7

6.25

35

31.25

75-90

1

0.89

1

0.89

1

0.89

1

0.89

6

5.36

2

1.79

1

0.89

4

3.57

1

0.89

7

6.25

25

22.32

90+

-

-

1

0.89

-

1

0.89

-

1

0.89

-

-

1

0.89

4

3.57

Total

9

8.04

2

1.79

7

6.25

4

3.57

38

33.92

4

3.57

4

3.57

13

12.5

8

7.14

23

20.53

112

100

The treatment was performed in an open way "under a bandage". The protocol of local treatment in all patients was the same. In the main group, after treating the wound surface with saline solution, a silver-modified montmorillonite was applied with a sterile spatula. After that, the wound was closed with a sterile transparent self-fixing film (Figure 1), (patent № 2775878. Russian Federation), in the control group it was closed with an ATRAUMAN AG bandage.
Infected chest wall wound after treatment with modified silver monmorillonite

Figure 1 - Infected chest wall wound after treatment with modified silver monmorillonite

In 33% of patients in the main group (20 patients) and 26.92% of patients in the control group (14 patients), with abundant wound separations, VAC therapy was used at the time of admission – treatment of purulent wounds with negative pressure, which is created using a closed system consisting of a vacuum source and a vacuum attached to it located in the wound-assisted dressing (Vivano. Hartmann. Germany) (Figure 2).
Treatment of an infected foot wound with VAC therapy

Figure 2 - Treatment of an infected foot wound with VAC therapy

Note: Vivano. Hartmann. Germany

Bandages were performed daily for the first 5 days, and then every other day. The average duration of treatment, as a rule, did not exceed three weeks. All patients underwent daily visual examination of wounds with photo documentation, the following were analyzed: the severity of edema, the amount of wound discharge, hyperemia, granulation, epithelization
,
,
,
. The area and depth of wounds were assessed using the mobile application +WoundDesk (Figure 3).
Determination of the area of the infected ulcer of the lower leg using the mobile app +WoundDesk

Figure 3 - Determination of the area of the infected ulcer of the lower leg using the mobile app +WoundDesk

Thermometry of the paravular zone, as well as symmetrical intact areas, was carried out using a standard electronic thermometer. The temperature index of blood circulation (TIC) was also calculated, which is the ratio of the difference in the temperature of the skin of the study area and the ambient air to the difference in the temperature in the armpit and the temperature of the skin of the study area (norm < 3).

Isolation of strains of microorganisms was carried out by standard methods using an automatic bacteriological analyzer VITEK2 (BioMerieux). The sensitivity of microorganisms to antibacterial drugs and the silver form of montmorillonite was determined by the diffusion method. The reading of growth inhibition zones was carried out automatically using the Adagio antibioticogram analyzer. During bacteriological studies, the quantitative composition of the microflora was also determined.

All patients underwent cytological examination of scrapings from the surface of wounds, upon admission, after 7 and 14 days of treatment. The scraping was taken by carefully scraping the surface with a spatula or scalpel. The following types of cytograms were distinguished according to Kamaev M.F.: necrotic, degenerative-inflammatory, inflammatory, inflammatory-regenerative and regenerative.

The work was carried out under the supervision and with the approval of the local ethics committee of the Belgorod Regional Clinical hospital Prelate Ioasaf, Belgorod, Russia (Protocol of February 25, 2020, No. 1); he is the winner of the "YMNIK" program of the Foundation for the Promotion of Innovations in the direction of "Medicine and Health-Saving Technology" in 2021.

Initially, we performed a visual assessment of wounds upon admission to the hospital (initial examination in the dressing room) on the 7th and 14th days of the treatment. The results of the visual assessment of the wounds at the specified study dates are presented in Table 2.

Table 2 - Visual assessment of wounds at all study periods in all 112 patients observed (100%)

Signs

Upon admission

7th day

14th day

Main

Control

Main

Control

Main

Control

абс.

%

абс.

%

абс.

%

абс.

%

абс.

%

абс.

%

Swelling of the paravular area

expressed

10

16.66

10

19.23

3

5

7 *

13.46*

0

0

3 *

5.77*

moderate

22

36.66

16

30.77

13

21.67

11

21.15

1

1.67

7 *

13.46*

pasty

23

38.33

20

38.46

13

21.67

16 *

32.69*

5

8.33

14 *

26.92*

no

5

8.33

6

11.54

31

51.67

18 *

34.62*

54

90

28 *

53.85*

Separated from the wound

significant amount

28

46.67

26

50

9

15

20

38.46

2

3.33

6 *

11.54*

moderate

14

23.33

14

26.92

5

8.33

12 *

23.08*

2

3.33

10 *

19.23*

minor

13

21.67

7

13.46

20

33.33

6 *

11.54*

9

15

14 *

26.92*

no

5

8.33

5

9.62

26

43.33

14 *

26.92*

47

78.33

22 *

42.31*

Hyperemia of tissues

expressed

26

43.33

23

44.23

8

13.33

17 *

32.69*

0

0

6 *

11.54*

moderate

28

46.67

22

42.31

12

20

18 *

34.62*

1

1.67

8 *

15.38*

minor

4

6.67

5

9.62

13

21.67

10

19.23

8

13.33

16 *

30.77*

no

2

3.33

2

3.85

27

45

7 *

13.46*

51

85

22 *

42.31*

Granulation

coarse-grainedthe whole wound)

0

0

0

0

9

15

2 *

3.85*

46

76.67

28 *

53.85*

fine-grainedsingle)

2

3.33

2

3.85

51

85

40 *

76.92*

14

23.33

16

30.77*

absent

58

96.67

50

96.15

0

0

10 *

19.23*

0

0

8 *

15.38*

Marginal epithelization

pronounced distinct border of the epithelium

0

0

0

0

22

36.67

8 *

15.38*

48

80

19 *

36.54*

not expressed

4

6.67

4

7.69

24

40

16 *

30.7*

11

18.33

24 *

46.15*

absent

56

93.33

48

92.31

14

23.33

28 *

53.8*

1

1.67

9 *

17.31*

Wound area, cm2

62.46 ± 1.2

64.21 ± 1.4

47.14 ± 1.5

58.23 ± 1.9*

16.30 ± 1.9

38.56 ± 1.7*

Blood Circulation Temperature IndexTIC)

5.21 ± 1.2

5.94 ± 1.1

3.30 ± 0.4

4.30 ± 0.5*

2.20 ± 0.3

3.3 ± 0.3*

Note: * – the difference is statistically significant, p < 0.05

Upon admission, all patients (both groups) had typical signs for all infected wounds: tissue edema, wound discharge (purulent, purulent-necrotic, etc.), hyperemia of the paravular region (Table 2). There were no significant differences in the frequency of certain signs and their severity in the studied groups.

On the 7th day of the treatment, we noted significant differences in the frequency and nature of such signs as:

- tissue edema (48.3% in the main group, 65.38% in the control group (p < 0.05));

- the number of patients with wound discharge (56.6% in the main group, 73.07% in the control group);

– hyperemia of the paravular region (55% in the main group, 86% in the control group).

Granulations were recorded in all patients of the main group, whereas in the control group granulations appeared in 80.7% of cases (10 patients had no granulation).

Also on the 7th day, we documented the appearance of distinct signs of marginal epithelialization of wounds in 76.6% in the main group and 46.1% in the control group. The area of wounds significantly decreased from (62.46 ± 1.2 cm2) to 47.14 ± 1.5 cm2. in the main group, and in the control group, these indications were 64.21 ± 1.4 cm2 and 58.23 ± 1.9 cm2 (p<0.05), respectively.

On the 14th day of the treatment, further improvement in the characteristics of these signs was recorded in the main group, which was characterized by the absence of tissue edema in 90% of patients, wound discharge in 78.3%, hyperemia of the paravular region in 85% of patients. Pronounced granulation occurred in 100% of patients, epithelialization was detected in 98.3% of patients. The area of the wound decreased by more than 3.8 times in relation to the initial indicators (p < 0.05).

In the control group, similar changes were diagnosed aimed at cleansing and closing wounds, but they were less pronounced, which was characterized by the preservation of tissue edema in 46.1%, wound discharge and tissue hyperemia in 37.6%, granulation was absent in 15.38%, epithelization in 17.31%. The area of the wound was reduced by less than 2 times from the initial figures (p < 0.05).

When analyzing changes in the temperature index of blood circulation, we found a significant decrease of 2.3 times (p < 0.05) by the 14th day of treatment in the main group. In the control group, there was also a decrease in this index to 1.8 times (p < 0.05) from the baseline, these changes were also less pronounced than in the main group (2.2 ± 0.3 in the main and 3.3 ± 0.3 in the control, respectively, p < 0.05).

The analysis of the cytograms of the compared groups against the background of the treatment revealed a significant difference in the composition of cells and types of cytograms compared with the initial data at all study periods (Table 3).

Table 3 - Cytological studies of the dynamics of the reparative process of the wounds

Indicators

Upon admission

7th day

14th day

Main

Control

Main

Control

Main

Control

Number of white blood cells

66.7 ± 3.2

70.1 ± 2.8 

38.6 ± 2.8

52.3 ± 2.2*

1.2 ± 0.05

16.8 ± 2.6*

Proportion of destroyed leukocytes,%

70.2 ± 2.8

72 ± 3.2

58.2 ± 2.8

60.2 ± 2.1

0

56.2 ± 4.6*

Cells, %

neutrophils

80.6 ± 3.2

78.9 ± 3.2

58.5 ± 2.8

76.2 ± 1.8*

2.1 ± 0.08

16.3 ± 2.8

eosinophils

0.99 ± 0.05

0.88 ± 0.07

0.86 ± 0.07

0.9 ± 0.07

0.86 ± 0.06

0.67 ± 0.1

lymphocytes

2.2 ± 0.6

2.1 ± 0.7

5.6 ± 0.7

2.21 ± 0.8*

16.3 ± 2.1

4.1 ± 1.0*

polyblasts

7.2 ± 0.3

8.6 ± 1.1

13.6 ± 1.8

10.2 ± 0.9*

16 ± 1.6

11.2 ± 1.2*

macrophages

1.2 ± 0.08

1.3 ± 1.0

8.1 ± 0.72

3.9 ± 0.8*

14.2 ± 2.2

6.6 ± 1.6*

fibroblasts

0.6 ± 0.08

0.8 ± 0.05

2.46 ± 0.17

1.2 ± 0.2*

4.6 ± 1.8

2.2 ± 0.6*

multicore cells

0.03 ± 0.01

0.038 ± 0.01

0.05 ± 0.01

0.04 ± 0.01

0.06 ± 0.01

0.07*0.02

epithelium

0

0

units

0

cell groups

cell groups

Note: * – the difference is statistically significant, p < 0.05

When there were no significant differences in the cytograms of the compared groups. Changes characteristic of type I cytograms (necrotic type) were noted in all preparations: the visual fields are represented by destroyed neutrophils, a single number of microphages with no esterase activity, erythrocytes, microorganisms, as well as tissue detritus (Figure 4).

Upon admission

Figure 4 - Upon admission

Note: a – erythrocytes; b – neutrophils; c – fibrin

On the 7th day, against the background of ongoing treatment, cytogram analysis revealed a significant decrease in cellular detritus and elements of wound exudate. Clusters of neutrophils in a degenerative state with bright purple nuclei and pale pink cytoplasm are determined, the number of unchanged neutrophils is minimal (single). The macrophage reaction is pronounced – multiple macrophage cells with signs of high esterase activity are detected. This pattern is characteristic of type II cytograms (degenerative-inflammatory). In the control group, all fields of vision are occupied by cellular and tissue detritus, exudate, and a large number of microorganisms. Neutrophilic leukocytes with signs of degeneration and destruction, the minimum number of macrophages with moderate esterase activity are determined. The described changes are characteristic of type I cytograms (necrotic) (Figure 5).
On 7th day

Figure 5 - On 7th day

Note: a – erythrocytes; b – macrophages

On the 14th day in the main group there was a change in the type of cytograms from type II (degenerative-inflammatory) to type IV (inflammatory-regenerative) and type V (regenerative), by this time neutrophilic leukocytes with signs of degeneration were practically undecided. There was a significant increase in the number of cellular elements of granulation tissue, epithelial cells, fibrillar structures, fibroblastic cells, macrophages and polyblasts. Microflora was not determined. In the control group, changes characteristic of inflammatory (type III) and inflammatory-regenerative (type IV) cytograms were revealed. Groups of destroyed and degeneratively altered neutrophils, a large number of macrophage cells in a state of active phagocytosis, polyblasts, lymphocytes, a minimum number of fibroblasts, a small number of microorganisms were determined (Figure 6).
On 14th day

Figure 6 - On 14th day

Note: a – erythrocytes; b – macrophages

3. Discussion

In the main group, the complex application of the proposed method of treatment using Ag-MMT made it possible to achieve a pronounced effect in cleansing (4.9 ± 1.1 days) and epithelization (12.2 ± 1.8 days) of the wound compared with the control group (6.2 ± 0.9, 13.8 ± 1.1 days, respectively, p < 0.05). Against the background of treatment, positive dynamics of morphological changes in wounds were revealed in patients of both groups, characterized by a sequential change from cytograms of types I and II (necrotic, degenerative-inflammatory) to type IV in the control and type V in the main groups (inflammatory-regenerative and regenerative, respectively). The regenerative type of cytograms (type V) was not achieved by the 14th day in the control group, whereas in the main group this type of cytograms was determined by 11.2 ± 1.8 days (p < 0.05).

4. Conclusion

Thus, studies have shown the clinical effectiveness of the use of silver-modified montmorillonite in the local treatment of purulent wounds. This effect is probably due to a combination of two factors: the absorption properties of MMT and the antimicrobial action of silver.

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