Affiliations: [a] Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Central Hostpital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China | [b] Department of Nursing, Central Hostpital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China | [c] Department of Digestive Endoscopy, Central Hostpital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Corresponding author: Wenxing Zhao, Enterostomal Therapist, Care Room of Wound Stoma and Incontinence Nursing, Central Hostpital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, No. 105 Jiefang Road, Lixia District, Jinan, Shandong 250013, China. E-mail: wenx001z@126.com.
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Pressure injury (PI) is a local injury of the skin and/or soft tissue located at the bone caused by medical or other equipment and is common in long-term bedridden patients. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical effect of Urgotul foam dressing in the treatment of stage 3 ∼ 4 PI and deep tissue PI. METHODS: A total of 38 patients with stage 3 ∼ 4 PI and deep tissue PI admitted to Jinan Central Hospital from January 2016 to December 2018 were selected and randomly divided into a control group (dressing change plus silver ion cream dressing) and an observation group (dressing change plus Urgotul Absorb non-border foam dressing), with 19 cases in each group. After 4 weeks of treatment, the pain intensity during dressing change and the treatment efficacy for PI wounds were compared between the two groups. RESULTS: There were no differences in gender (P= 0.740), age (P= 0.130), single wound area (P= 0.673), consultation department (P= 0.972), stage (P= 0.740), presence of undermining (P= 0.721), deep tissue PI (P= 0.721), and systemic antibiotic therapy (P= 1.000) between the two groups, which were comparable. The treatment effect of the observation group was better than that of the control group (P= 0.003), and the pain score of the observation group was lower than that of the control group (P< 0.001). CONCLUSION: Urgotul Absorb non-border foam dressing has a good effect in the treatment of stage 3 ∼ 4 PI and deep tissue PI and can relieve patients’ pain, and is thus worth promoting.
