manuka {GLMsData}

Manuka honey and wound healing

Description

The pH and wound size of wounds before and after treatment with Manuka honey

Usage

data(manuka)

Format

A data frame containing 20 observations (from 17 patients) with the following 6 variables.

Aetiology

the aetiology of the wound; one of V (venous), A (arterial), M (mixed) or P (pressure ulcer)

Duration

the duration of the wound; units not given

Size0

the initial wound size, in square centimetres

pH0

the initial wound pH

Size2

the wound size after 2 weeks, in square centimetres

pH2

the wound pH after 2 weeks

Details

The data give the pH and wound size for 20 lower-leg wounds on 17 patients, giving 20 observations on 6 variables. The Duration is never explained or used.

The article Gethin et al. (2008) is subject to a retraction notice.

Source

Gethin, Cowman and Conroy (2008), Table 1.

References

Gethin, G. T., Cowman, S., and Conroy, R. M. (2008) The impact of Manuka honey dressings on the surface pH of chronic wounds. International Wound Journal, 5(2):185–194.

International Wound Journal (2014), Retraction. 11: 342. doi:10.1111/iwj.12275

Examples

   data(manuka)
   summary(manuka)