Effect of puff balls and wound dressing manufactured by health care on pressure sores
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2011.33.037
- VernacularTitle:马勃联合伤口护理产品治疗压疮的效果
- Author:
Jing-Hua GAO
1
Author Information
1. 陕西省人民医院
- Keywords:
Pressure sores;
Nursing;
M?lnlycke;
Puff balls
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2011;17(33):4062-4064
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the effect of puff balls and wound dressing manufactured by M?lnlycke Health Care on patients with pressure sores.Methods 47 patients with 91 sites Ⅱ - Ⅳ grade pressure sores were randomly divided into two groups,one of which was treated with puff balls and wound dressing manufactured by M?llnlycke Health Care (n =24,49 sites),while the other was submitted to wound dressing manufactured by M?lnnlycke Health Care and used as a control group (n =23,42 sites).Results The complete heal rate in treated group ( 88% ) were significantly higher than controls ( 62% ) ( x2 =8.24,P <0.01 ).The effective rate in treated group (98%) were significantly higher than controls (83%) (x2 =4.35,P < 0.05 ).Compared to the controls,the treated group showed a lower mean healing time.Conclusions The puff balls and wound dressing manufactured by M?lnlyycke Health Care may represent an effective treatment on pressure sores.