J Korean Soc Plast Reconstr Surg.  2005 Nov;32(6):782-786.

The Treatment of Pressure Sore Using Hydrogel and Hydrocolloid Dressing

• Kim YS
• Chung CM
• Kim HS
• Seo DK
• Cho WS
• Lee BY

Abstract

Pressure sores are a common complication of hospitalized patients. However, It is often impossible to correct surgically because the general conditions of these patients are poor. It is known that the hydrogel has a powerful autolytic effect by providing moist environments and facilitates wound healing and hydrocolloid dressing is also known to promotes granulation tissue formation and epithelialization. The patients were treated with hydrogel(Purion gel(R), Coloplast A/S, Denmark) and hydrocolloid dressing (Comfeel Plus Transparent Dressing(R), Coloplast A/S, Denmark) after surgical debridement of pressure sores progressed to stage III(n=2) and IV(n=7). This combination treatment could facilitate to debride the nectrotic tissue and promote granulation tissue formation epithelialization simultaneously. We could achieve complete healing of pressure sores using the combination treatment without requiring surgical correction. In conclusion, hydrogel in combination with hydrocolloid dressing is effective in acheiving complete healing of progressed pressure sores.

Keyword

Pressure sore; Wound healing; Hydrogel; Hydrocolloid

MeSH Terms

Bandages, Hydrocolloid*
Colloids*
Debridement
Granulation Tissue
Humans
Hydrogel*
Pressure Ulcer*
Wound Healing
Colloids
Hydrogel