What are the new advances in pressure ulcer treatment?

In real life, pressure sores are a relatively common physical disease. Generally, pressure sores are more common in people who are bedridden for a long time or the elderly. The lack of mobility will affect the breathability of the skin and easily lead to local pressure sores. With the continuous development of modern medicine, there are many new options for the treatment of pressure sores, which can be treated with drugs.

What are the new advances in pressure ulcer treatment?

This paper reviews the causes of pressure sores and the new progress in their treatment. The causes include age, pressure, friction and shear force, nutritional factors, physical factors, improper fixation, etc. The new progress in treatment includes Western medicine treatment, traditional Chinese medicine treatment, etc.

By fully understanding the causes of pressure sores and taking effective treatments, we can effectively avoid the occurrence of pressure sores, shorten the length of hospital stay and reduce medical expenses, alleviate the patient's pain, and improve the quality of care.

Prevention and care measures for pressure sores

1. Ward environment and sanitary treatment: Place the patient in a ward with fresh air and plenty of sunlight. Keep the patient warm to prevent fever caused by upper respiratory tract infection.

For long-term bedridden patients, perform full body skin baths, turn them over regularly, keep their skin clean, increase resistance, and prevent infection.

2. Protect the skin and relieve stress: Avoid long-term pressure on local skin, pad the prone parts with special pillows such as Haijin pads to prevent them from directly contacting the bed surface, reduce body pressure, and use electric air mattresses to achieve good results. The air mattress is composed of air bags made of nylon leather and spaced apart from each other. Under the action of the air pump, two groups of air bags are inflated alternately every 10 minutes, softly supporting the patient's body, which is equivalent to exchanging the contact position between the patient's body and the mattress once every 10 minutes.

In addition, there are micropores on the surface of the air mattress. When the air pump continues to run, the micropores can slowly spray air to keep the bed surface dry. It is especially suitable for the elderly, frail and long-term bedridden patients.

Prevention and care of pressure sores

3. Enhance local blood circulation and improve nutritional status: massage or apply warm towels to the pressure areas 3 to 4 times a day. You can also use 50% alcohol or safflower oil to rub and massage to help muscle activity, stimulate blood circulation and soothe nerves.

Improve the nutritional status of patients, treat the primary disease for those who are malnourished by giving them protein, high-energy diet, intravenous high nutrition, etc. Patients who cannot eat should adopt nasogastric feeding as early as possible to increase the body's resistance and tissue repair ability. Encourage patients to be self-motivated as much as possible.