Abstract |
A randomised controlled study was carried out to compare the effect of a new amorphous hydrocolloid ( hydrogel, Coloplast) with that of conventional treatment on the healing time of pressure sores. After initial debridement in the outpatient clinic of pressure sores located in the sacral (n = 21) or trochanteric (n = 11) area the patients were randomised to be treated with either hydrogel (n = 17) or wet saline compresses (n = 15). Once a week the healing was estimated by the same investigator. The relative volumes (from the initial 100%) of hydrogel-treated wounds were significantly less (26 +/- 20%, p < 0.02) than those of saline treated wounds (64 +/- 16%) in the last week of the study. The saline treated wounds needed more frequent weekly debridement than the hydrogel-treated wounds (21% compared with 7% of all weekly dressings, p < 0.03). We conclude that amorphous hydrocolloid increases current healing of pressure sores compared with conventional treatment. It is therefore a better choice for treating patients with pressure sores in their homes.
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Authors | S Matzen, A Peschardt, B Alsbjørn |
Journal | Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery and hand surgery
(Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg)
Vol. 33
Issue 1
Pg. 13-5
(Mar 1999)
ISSN: 0284-4311 [Print] England |
PMID | 10207960
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Bandages
- Colloids
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Female
- Humans
- Hydrogels
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Male
- Pressure Ulcer
(drug therapy)
- Time Factors
- Wound Healing
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