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solution instillation in the management of PUs.

DECLARATIONS
Authors’ contributions
Writing and drafting of the manuscript, treatment of patients at St. Josef Hospital Vienna, Austria, sampling
of exudates, microbiology: Matiasek J
Treatment of patients at St. Markus Hospital Frankfurt, Germany and at Innsbruck Medical University,
Austria, critically revising the manuscript: Djedovic G
Treatment of patients at St. Markus Hospital Frankfurt, manuscript revision, artwork: Kiehlmann M
Treatment of patients at Hospital St. Gallen, Switzerland, critically revising the manuscript: Verstappen R
Study design, treatment of patients at St. Markus Hospital Frankfurt, Germany, critically revising the
manuscript: Rieger UM

Availability of data and materials
Patient records are available in respective hospital data bases.

Financial support and sponsorship
None.

Conflicts of interest
All authors declared that there are no conflicts of interest.

Ethical approval and consent to participate
The study involved standard treatment regimens. All procedures were performed with full informed consent
of patients. The study was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.

Consent for publication
Not applicable.

Copyright
© The Author(s) 2018.

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