Clinical research in application of alginate dressing in fat liquefaction of abdominal incision

VernacularTitle:藻酸盐敷料治疗腹部切口脂肪液化的临床研究
Author: Li PAN ; Jing CAO ; Lanping SHI ; Pei LIU ; Xiaoling ZHOU ; Dan FANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Alginate dressing; ,Abdominal incision; Fat liquefaction; Clinical research
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2009;25(24):16-18
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To assess the efficacy of alginate dressing in fat liquefaction of abdominal incision. Methods 76 patients with fat liquefaction of abdominal incision in our hospital were divided into the experimental group (42 patients) and the control group(34 cases). Both groups were given preventive antibiotics. The penetration, times of dressing change, interval of dressing change, healing cost, wound infection, period Ⅱ wound healing, time for the medicine to start working, time of healing were observed in the two groups. All results underwent t test and χ2 test. Results No distinct difference of healing cost between the two groups was observed. The experimental group treated with alginate dressing was better than the control group in other clinical indexes after treatment. Conclusions Application of alginate dressing is beneficial to management of fat liquefaction of abdominal incision and reduce time of healing and hospital stay.