Abstract
Objective: The high prevalence of bedsore creates many problems for the maintenance system and the patients, and in addition to spending high costs for treating ulcers, a lot of time is also dedicated to caring for them. The purpose of performing this study is to investigate the therapeutic results of recovering bedsore injuries by cover flaps.
 
 Work Method: This study is of prospective type in which 85 patients with bedsore who had referred to Taleghani Hospital in Kermanshah for treatment by muscle cover flaps during the years of 2016 to 2017, were followed up at time periods of 1 week, and 3 months after the discharge and in case of failure, they were recovered. Finally, the obtained data were analyzed by using statistical tests and SPSS version 22 software.
 
 Results: The obtained results showed that the success percentage of recovering bedsores was significantly increased after one week, and 3 months by cover flaps (P <0.05). Also, the success percentage of recovering bedsores by cover flap after one week, and 3 months in terms of age, gender, and BMI of patients significantly shows an increase (P <0.05).
 
 Conclusion: In general, it can be concluded from this study that using cover flaps leads to the success of recovering bedsores after 3 months of treatment, and the age, gender, and BMI variables of patients cannot be effective in this improvement process.
Highlights
Nowadays, health care is very important among all people (Rashid, Hamdi, & Mustaf, 2018)
85 patients with bedsore who had referred to Taleghani Hospital in Kermanshah for treatment during the years of 2016-2017 and had the criteria to enter the study were investigated
Regarding that no extensive study has been performed about the use of cover flap for recovering the bedsore, and considering the failure to recover the bedsore after surgery operation, this study was conducted aiming to investigate the therapeutic results of recovering bedsore injuries by cover flaps and its role to preserve the organs, as well as the emergence of complications associated with this treatment
Summary
Health care is very important among all people (Rashid, Hamdi, & Mustaf, 2018). Bedsore is a global health problem with complex and multifactor causes that are regarded as a disabling complication with high medical costs (Deng, Yu, & Hu, 2017). The results of studies have shown that patients suffering from bedsore were generally older and passed a long period of medical treatment (Han, Ko, & Rhie, 2017). Patients suffering from bedsore should pay significant costs for healthcares and treating this illness. The results of various studies have shown that preventive measures reduce the significant ratio of catching bedsores in patients (Dealey, Posnett, & Walker, 2012; National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel/European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel.)
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