Effects of traditional Chinese medicine and foam dressing in the treatment of stage Ⅲ pressure sores
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2018.02.018
- VernacularTitle:中药涂抹联合泡沫敷料在Ⅲ期压疮治疗中的应用效果
- Author:
Lihua SUN
1
;
Genlian FU
;
Enlan ZHU
;
Caiying WU
Author Information
1. 310003,杭州市红十字会医院神经内科
- Keywords:
Pressure ulcer;
Drug;
Chinese herbal;
Foam dressing
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2018;24(2):203-206
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical effects of traditional Chinese medicine and foam dressing in the treatment of stageⅢ pressure sores. Methods A total of 94 patients with stageⅢ pressure sores in neurology department of Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital from January 2015 to December 2016 were recruited and randomly divided into control group (n=44) and observation group (n=50) by random number table method. Besides routine treatment and care of pressure sores, control group was given traditional Chinese medicine, while patients of observation group received traditional Chinese medicine combined with foam dressing treatment. The treatment effects of the two groups were observed and compared. Results The total effective rate of pressure sore in was 90.00% in the observation group and 86.36% in the control group, and there was no statistical difference (P>0.05). The average healing time of the observation group was (13.56±4.35) days, which was significantly shorter than that of the control group (21.45±3.47) days, and the difference was statistically significant (P< 0.01). Conclusions The effects of traditional Chinese medicine combined with foam dressing in the treatment of stageⅢ pressure ulcer is better than that of traditional Chinese medicine, which can improve the cure rate of pressure ulcer, shorten the healing time of pressure ulcer, and is worthy of clinical promotion.
