Clinical effect of Liushen mixture combined with hyperoxia solution to treat pressure sores of patients with advanced cancer / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the clinical effect of Liushen mixture combined with hyperoxia solution to treat the pressure sores of advanced cancer patients. Methods 43 cases of advanced cancer patients with pressure sores were randomly divided into the experimental group (21 patients)and the control group (22 patients). All patients received conventional care after debridement, the experimental group was treated by 30 to 60 Liushen pills grinded into powder reconciled with 3～8 ml 2% lidocaine to cover the affected area as external fomentation by sterile gauze which was soaked by hyperoxia solution, fixed with cling film,regular replacement The control group was coated with silver sulfadiazine sterile gauze and regular replacement. The cure rate, efficiency rate, and healing time of pressure sores of the two groups were observed respectively. Results In the experimental group the cure rate and efficiency rate were respectively 76.19% and 90.48%, and the cure rate and efficiency rate of the control group were 45.45% and 63.64%, the difference was statistically significant. In the experimental group the phase Ⅲ pressure sores' healing time was ( 13.60± 4.92)days, the healing time of the control group was(20.76 ± 5.51 )days, the difference was statistically significant. Conclusions Liushen pills and lidocaine mixture combined with hyperoxia solution to treat the pressure sores of advanced cancer patients have significant effect and are worthy of clinical application.