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Cold Plasmamed Beam as a Supporting Treatment of Soft Tissue Injuries in Severe Covid-19 Patients: A Preliminary Report.
Nguyen, Thanh Xuan; Nguyen, Duc Hanh; Ho-Man, Truong Phu; Bui, Vinh Duc An; Phan, Phuoc Ngoc.
  • Nguyen TX; The Intensive Care Center for COVID-19, Hue Central Hospital, Hue, Vietnam.
  • Nguyen DH; The Intensive Care Center for COVID-19, Hue Central Hospital, Hue, Vietnam.
  • Ho-Man TP; The Intensive Care Center for COVID-19, Hue Central Hospital, Hue, Vietnam.
  • Bui VDA; The Intensive Care Center for COVID-19, Hue Central Hospital, Hue, Vietnam.
  • Phan PN; The Intensive Care Center for COVID-19, Hue Central Hospital, Hue, Vietnam.
Med Devices (Auckl) ; 15: 277-283, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1997376
ABSTRACT

Background:

Cold plasma has many characteristics that allow for effective wound healing. Due to its efficacy, we have applied it in treating patients with severe Covid-19 who have soft tissue skin lesions and diseases including burns, pressure ulcers, shingles, and contact or atopic dermatitis. This study aims to assess the general characteristics of Covid-19 patients with soft tissue lesions and to conduct a fundamental evaluation of the efficacy of cold plasmamed beams in treating soft tissue wounds in patients with severe Covid-19.

Methods:

This prospective study was conducted on 20 severe Covid-19 patients with soft tissue lesions at the Intensive Care Center for Covid-19 of Hue Central Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City from September 25 to November 11, 2021. These patients was performed cold plasma irradiation at any stage of wound progression, including new injuries and chronic wounds.

Results:

Among 915 severe Covid-19 patients treated at our center, 20 patients had soft tissue lesions. Grade I, II, and III pressure ulcers accounted for 70% of the 20 cases of soft tissue lesions and 1.53% of the total patients at the time of the survey. Pressure ulcers were present in only 0.55% of patients (5/915 patients). Eleven out of 20 patients (55.0%) had lesions before admission, and 9 (45.0%) had lesions that appeared after admission. After 14 days of treatment, 14/20 patients had complete epithelialization (70%), and in 18/20 patients, wound exudation had ceased. The wounds became painless; after 3 weeks, the rashes had completely disappeared.

Conclusion:

The study emphasizes that irradiation with cold plasma contributes to the wound healing process.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Cohort study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Med Devices (Auckl) Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: MDER.S372916

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Cohort study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Med Devices (Auckl) Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: MDER.S372916