Many wound care clinicians over the years have used Promogran and Prisma (ORC Collagen) as their treatment of choice for chronic wounds. What I first noticed with the use of ORC collagen (Prisma and Promogran) was that chronic wounds would often undergo a new wave of contraction and granulation. It was a product that I would pull out of my wound care tool kit for any long- standing wound.
As the years have rolled by many of the other wound care companies have jumped into the space seeking to capitalize on the chronic wound / collagen market. But is collagen the same as ORC collagen (Prisma & Promogran)? I learned first-hand that switching (from ORC collagen) to plain collagen can lead to disappointing results when different collagen products were added to our hospital formulary. In time I realized that plain collagen wasn’t providing the wound contraction and granulation formation that I would see with the ORC Collagen (To the point that I stopped using collagen altogether).
My question is has any one else observed this difference in quality?
Disclosure: The author of this article declares that he receives no financial reward for this posting from Systagenix (the manufacturer of ORC Collagen).
Matthew Livingston R.N. C.W.S.
