[Decubitus ulcers in the sacrum. Evaluation of a specific hydrocolloid hydro-regulatory dressing].

Abstract

INTRODUCTION:

Sacrum bedsores are lesions having specific cause factors which bear tremendous weight on the possibility of curing these sores. An interesting alternative treatment for these lesions is a moist condition cure which is a new product specifically designed for this kind of sore.

MATERIALS AND METHOD:

An open, prospective and multicentric study to evaluate the efficiency and the clinical effectiveness of the Comfeel Plus Sacro when used to treat bed sores in the sacrum.

RESULTS:

Of the 149 patients included in this study, 48 had their sores totally cicatrized in under ten weeks; 58 patients obtained an average sore reduction of IC 95%, average (39.2 63%), in the initial sore surface area during this time period; and of the 20 patients who passed away during this study, 10 of these patients had their sores reduced by more than 20%.

COMMENTS:

The results obtained from the tests of changing external applications and their use coupled with the clinical results of these external applications lead us to believe we have found an interesting alternative for treatment of bed sores in the sacrum.

• Authors: A Roldán Valenzuela, P Jaen Ferrer, F Ferrer Cano, J E Torra i Bou
• Journal: Revista de enfermeria (Barcelona, Spain) (Rev Enferm) Vol. 22 Issue 3 Pg. 223-30 (Mar 1999) ISSN: 0210-5020 [Print] Spain
• Vernacular Title: Ulceras por presión en el sacro. Evaluación multicéntrica de un apósito hidrocoloide hidro-regulador específico.
• PMID: 10437569 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, English Abstract, Journal Article, Multicenter Study)

Chemical References

• Colloids

Topics

• Adult
• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Bandages, Hydrocolloid
• Colloids (therapeutic use)
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Pressure Ulcer (classification, nursing, pathology)
• Prospective Studies
• Sacrum
• Severity of Illness Index
• Treatment Outcome