This article was published in the following Dove Press journal: Clinical Interventions in Aging

Marian Karafa Anna Karafova Faculty of Physical Education, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Gdansk, Poland

Abstract: The effectiveness of compression therapy in the treatment of venous leg ulcers has been confirmed in many scientific studies. The healing process depends on many of its parameters, such as the type of compression bandages, their elastic properties and subbandage pressure. However, there is no standard protocol that would ensure success for all patients. A pressure of about 83 mmHg provides complete compression for both superficial and deep veins; however, applying compression bandages under such high pressure is a difficult task, even for experienced therapists. Here, we present the case of a 61-year-old woman with approximately 2.5-year-old venous ulcer in her left leg due to chronic venous insufficiency (CVI). Our study aimed to show that routine pressure control at each bandage renewal using the Kikuhime device, as well as their twice daily application in the first week of therapy reduced the healing time of a venous leg ulcer with an area of about 20 cm2 to four weeks.

Keywords: venous ulcers, compression therapy, sub-bandage pressure, Kikuhime device

Qian Lu,1 Zhifei Yin,2 Xuefeng Shen,3 Jinhua Li,3 Panpan Su,1 Min Feng,1 Xingjun Xu,2 Weiwei Li,1 Chuan He,1 Ying Shen

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the effectiveness of highintensity laser therapy (HILT) on chronic refractory wounds.

Design

Randomised controlled trial.

Setting The outpatient wound care department of the Affiliated Jiangsu Shengze Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from August 2019 to June 2020.

Participants Sixty patients were enrolled in this study and were randomised into control (n=30) and treatment (n=30) groups.

Interventions and outcome measures The control group was treated only with conventional wound dressing, whereas the treatment group received irradiation with HILT in addition to standard wound care, such as debridement, wound irrigation with normal saline solution and application of dressing and sterile gauze. Patient scores on the Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool (BWAT) and Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing (PUSH) were evaluated before and after 1, 2 and 3 weeks of treatment.

Results One patient was excluded from the control group, and a total of 59 subjects completed the trial. The BWAT scores significantly decreased in the treatment group compared with the control group at the end of 3-week treatment (difference=−3.6; 95% CI −6.3 to–0.8; p<0.01). Similarly, patients in treatment group showed a significant reduction of PUSH scores compared with the control group (difference=−5.3; 95% CI −8.1 to –2.6; p<0.01).

Conclusions The therapeutic effects of HILT on chronic refractory wounds are significant and far more superior to those of conventional wound dressing.

Trial registration number Chinese Clinical Trial Registry; ChiCTR1900023157. URL: http://www.chictr.org.cn/ showproj.aspx?proj=38866

A preliminary study

Dong Xing, MD, Zhaoxu Yang, MM, Can Cao, MM, Zhijie Dong, MM, Jingchao Wei, MM, Xuehong Zheng, MM, Wenyi Li, MM

Abstract

       Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is an important therapy for the management of refractory wounds. The aim of this retrospective preliminary study was to introduce a modified NPWT (m-NPWT) and compared the efficacy of it with conventional NPWT (c-NPWT) in the management of refractory wounds. A total of 127 patients with refractory wounds receiving the NPWT from January 2010 to October 2017 in our hospital were retrospectively reviewed. The demographics and clinical data were collected from medical records and compared between m-NPWT group and c-NPWT group. There were 65 patients in c-NPWT group and 62 patients in m-NPWT group. No significant difference was observed between 2 groups in antimicrobial use (P=.51), hospitalization time (P=.24), wound-healing rate (P=.44) or complication rate (P=.59). However, patients in m-NPWT group had shorter wound-healing time (24.82 vs 27.66 days, P<.01), less debridement times (1.23 vs 2.08, P<.01), less total cost (3743.93 vs 6344.33 yuan, P<.01) and higher satisfaction rate (56/62 vs 44/65, P=.02) compared to those in c-NPWT group. The m-NPWT technique was an efficient and safe alternative therapy for refractory wounds.

Abbreviations: c-NPWT = conventional NPWT, m-NPWT = modified NPWT, NPWT = negative pressure wound therapy.

Keywords: modified negative pressure wound therapy, refractory wounds, total cost., wound-healing time

邓金星 林君德 邓飞扬

作者单位： ３３６１００ 江西 宜春， 万载县人民医院烧伤整形科 （邓金星， 林君德）， 外科 （邓飞扬） 通讯作者： 邓金星， Ｅｍａｉｌ： ｗｚｄｊｘ６５０２２８＠ １６３.ｃｏｍ

【摘要】 目的 对比分析纳米银医用抗菌敷料、 康复新液及湿润烧伤膏联合应用与磺胺嘧啶银软膏及复方 烧伤油联合应用治疗Ⅳ期压疮的临床疗效。 方法 选取 ２０１７ 年 １ 月至 ２０１９ 年 ８ 月万载县人民医院收治的 ５６ 例Ⅳ 期压疮患者作为研究对象， 并按照不同治疗方法将其分为观察组 （２８ 例） 与对照组 （２８ 例）， 其中观察组患者 局部创面行纳米银医用抗菌敷料、 康复新液及湿润烧伤膏联合治疗， 对照组患者局部创面行磺胺嘧啶银软膏及复 方烧伤油联合治疗， 对比两组患者创面愈合时间及临床疗效。 结果 治疗 ２ 个月后， 观察组患者治愈 ２０ 例、 有 效 ８ 例， 总有效率为 １００％ ， 明显优于对照组患者的治愈 １４ 例、 有效 ６ 例、 无效 ８ 例， 总有效率 ７１.４３％ （Ｍａｎｎ⁃ Ｗｈｉｔｎｅｙ Ｕ ＝ ２７６.０００， Ｚ ＝ － ２.１８３， Ｐ ＝ ０.０２９）。 最终两组患者创面均完全愈合， 其中观察组患者创面愈合时间 为 （５０.６５ ± １２. ３４） ｄ， 明显短于对照组患者的创面愈合时间 （８２.３５ ± １９. ７９） ｄ （ ｔ ＝ ７. １９２， Ｐ ＝ ０.０００）。 结 论 纳米银医用抗菌敷料、 康复新液及湿润烧伤膏联合应用有利于Ⅳ期压疮创面的再生修复， 缩短创面愈合时 间， 疗效显著， 值得临床推广应用。

【关键词】 湿润烧伤膏； 纳米银医用抗菌敷料； 康复新液； 磺胺嘧啶银； 压疮； 疗效

【标志符】 ｄｏｉ： １０.３９６９ ／ ｊ.ｉｓｓｎ. １００１⁃０７２６. ２０２０.０４. ００３

【文章类型】 临床应用