• 1. Outpatient Department for Wound Treatment;Central People's Hospital of Yichang City & the First Clinical Medical College of China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443003, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Endocrinology;Central People's Hospital of Yichang City & the First Clinical Medical College of China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443003, P. R. China;
  • 3. Human Resources Department;Central People's Hospital of Yichang City & the First Clinical Medical College of China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443003, P. R. China;
  • 4. Nursing Department;Central People's Hospital of Yichang City & the First Clinical Medical College of China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443003, P. R. China;
LiuXu, Email: 1143844994@qq.com
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Objective To research on the types of pathogenic bacteria in wound infection and analyze the effectiveness of long-term use of nano-silver dressing in the treatment of pressure ulcers, in order to provide references for the management of pressure ulcer wound. Methods Fifty-five patients (60 wounds) with stage Ⅲ-Ⅳ pressure ulcer wound treated in all departments between September 2011 and August 2015 were chosen to be our study subjects. Under overall intervention, all the wounds were assessed by the same method, cleansed and debrided, after which nano-silver antimicrobial dressing was used to intervene until the wound healed or the end of 8 weeks. The wounds which were not healed were treated with wet dressing therapy until wound healing. The detection rate of pathogenic bacteria before intervention and 2, 4 and 8 weeks after intervention, change of pressure ulcer healing score and the rate of wound healing were observed. Results Before the intervention, 12 kinds of pathogenic bacteria were detected, including mainly Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and coagulase negative Staphylococci. The detection rate of pathogenic bacteria was 92.73% (51/55). With the use of nano-silver dressing during different time periods, the detection rate of pathogenic bacteria and the total score of pressure ulcer were lowered by varying degrees (P<0.01). Four and 8 weeks after intervention, wound bed improved significantly and the detection rate of pathogenic bacteria decreased faster. The healing rate during the intervention period was 23.64% (13/55). Conclusion The incidence of pressure ulcer wound infection is high. The use of nano-silver wound dressing can effectively remove pathogenic bacteria and promote wound healing.

Citation: GuoChunlan, LiuXu, XiZuyang, DengHongyan. Study on Pressure Ulcer Wound Infection and Its Intervention Effect. West China Medical Journal, 2016, 31(9): 1484-1487. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.201600405 Copy

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