Abstract
Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of Smecta combined with TDP irradiation for treatment of pressure sores.Methods Selected 60 stroke patients with stage Ⅲ pressure sores,who had lay in bed for a long time,in our department of medicine from 2010 January to 2012 June.The patients were randomly divided into a experiment group of 30 cases,a total of 42 stage Ⅲ pressure sores,and control group of 30 cases,a total of 49 stage Ⅲ pressure sores.Based on the basic nursing of pressure sores,the patients in the experiment group were treated by TDP irradiation daily,with a 30-40 cm radiation distance of the probe from the pressure sore,20 min each time,and externally applied Smecta after that.Meanwhile the patients in the control group were treated externally applying Aner iodine basing on the basic nursing of pressure sores.The differences in size,color,scar,granulation tissue and inflammatory exudate of pressure sores between two groups were observed comparatively 14 days after the treatment.Results The healing time of the experiment group were significantly shorter than that of the control group (P＜0.05).The total efficacy rate was 93.35％ in the experiment group and 70％ in the control group.There was significant difference between the two groups (P＜0.05).Conclusion Smecta combined with TDP irradiation for pressure sores is clinically effective,convenient,cost-effective,operation-simple and suitable for application in basic hospital. Key words: Smecta; TDP irradiation; Pressure sore; Clinical effect
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