The Treatment of Pressure Sore Using Hydrogel and Hydrocolloid Dressing
Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
;
: 782-786, 2005.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-172397
ABSTRACT
Pressure sores are a common complication of hospitalized patients. However, It is often impossible to correct surgically because the general conditions of these patients are poor. It is known that the hydrogel has a powerful autolytic effect by providing moist environments and facilitates wound healing and hydrocolloid dressing is also known to promotes granulation tissue formation and epithelialization. The patients were treated with hydrogel(Purion gel(R), Coloplast A/S, Denmark) and hydrocolloid dressing (Comfeel Plus Transparent Dressing(R), Coloplast A/S, Denmark) after surgical debridement of pressure sores progressed to stage III(n=2) and IV(n=7). This combination treatment could facilitate to debride the nectrotic tissue and promote granulation tissue formation epithelialization simultaneously. We could achieve complete healing of pressure sores using the combination treatment without requiring surgical correction. In conclusion, hydrogel in combination with hydrocolloid dressing is effective in acheiving complete healing of progressed pressure sores.
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Main subject:
Wound Healing
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Colloids
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Hydrogels
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Debridement
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Pressure Ulcer
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Bandages, Hydrocolloid
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Granulation Tissue
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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