2011•Zhonghua xiandai huli zazhiRequires access
Effect of helium neon laser irradiation combined with boric acid wet packing on elder patients with pressure ulcers
Ping Huang, Yi Wang, Yu Zhang, Cui-liu Zhou, Qie Pan, Gui-feng Ding
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Abstract
Objective To investigate the clinical effect of helium neon laser irradiation combined with boric acid wet packing on elder patients with pressure ulcers.Methods 52 cases of elderly patients with pressure ulcer were randomly divided into treatment group and control group.The control group was treated with boric acid wet packing after the wound debridement.The treatment group was treated with the helium neon laser irradiation on the pressure ulcer surface 20 minutes after the wound debridement and then boric acid wet packing once a day.Both groups received comprehensive treatment and nursing measures of pressure ulcers.Pressure ulcer healing was observed for 30 days.Results The effective rate of the treatment group was 96.2％ and that of the control group was 69.2％.Clinical effect of the treatment group was better than that of the control group,and the difference was statistically significant( x2 =4.837,P ＜0.05 ).The effect initiating time of the treatment group was lower than the control group [ ( 12.19 ± 6.40) d vs ( 19.36 ± 9.30) d],and the difference was statistically significant ( t =- 2.425,P ＜ 0.05 ).Conclusions Helium neon laser irradiation combined with boric acid wet packing can promote wound healing of pressure ulcers in elder patients,shorten course of disease.
Key words:
Helium neon laser irradiation,small dose; Boric acid; Elder patients; Pressure ulcers