First known case of successful pressure ulcer treatment in a lung transplant patient with post-COVID-19 pneumonia.
J Wound Care
; 30(8): 594-597, 2021 Aug 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1355256
ABSTRACT
Given the current COVID-19 crisis, multiple clinical manifestations and related complications of COVID-19 disease, especially in lung transplant patients following post-COVID-19 pneumonia, are a major challenge. Herein, we report the therapeutic course of the first reported case of sacrococcyx pressure ulcers (PU) in a 65-year-old male COVID-19 patient who underwent lung transplantation and developed a PU following surgery. We used a combination of regulated negative pressure-assisted wound therapy system (RNPT, six treatment courses, five days per treatment course), a skin tension-relief system (an intraoperative aid in minimising wounds caused by sacrococcygeal PUs) and a gluteus maximus myocutaneous flap to repair sacrococcygeal wounds. This successfully treated case provides a reference point for the treatment of similar cases.
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Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Lung Transplantation
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Pressure Ulcer
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
J Wound Care
Journal subject:
Nursing
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jowc.2021.30.8.594
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