Ulcera por presión en región sacra
Pressure ulcer in the sacral region Pressure ulcers (PU) in the sacral-coccyx region continue to occur in hospitals and at home, in spite of the advances in prevention and cure, and they represent a signifi cant economic, social and healthcare cost. We present a case of PU in the sacral region in a...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2007 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha |
| Repositorio: | RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/43332 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.redalyc.org/pdf/1696/169617626009.pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10578/43332 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Pressure ulcer Úlcera por presión |
| Sumario: | Pressure ulcer in the sacral region Pressure ulcers (PU) in the sacral-coccyx region continue to occur in hospitals and at home, in spite of the advances in prevention and cure, and they represent a signifi cant economic, social and healthcare cost. We present a case of PU in the sacral region in a bedridden patient. We describe the nursing care procedure, assess the effi cacy, clinical performance and PU (stage III) development using essential fatty acids, collagenase and collagen powder. Wounds were dressed daily applying essential fatty acid around the wound. After cleaning the ulcer that had necrotic tissue, clostridiopeptidase A (collagenase) was applied followed by a hydrogel with collagen powder plus a hydrocellular adhesive dressing for the sacral region. The nursing care procedure presented problems because of the lack of uniformity and absence of any record of the healing process. Consequently healing was slow and there was a greater use of human and material resources. On applying the treatment described the healing process improved until wound closure. |
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