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Trial reportInternational wound journal2023

Effect of local oxygen therapy combined with vacuum sealing drainage on the healing of stage IV sacrococcygeal pressure ulcers.

Yi Zhao, Mi Zhang, Chuanlin Zhang, Hongwei Yan

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Trial report in International wound journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
5.4field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yi ZhaoDepartment of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.
Mi ZhangDepartment of Dermatology, Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.
Chuanlin ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.
Hongwei YanDepartment of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3329-1844
Hubei University of Medicine · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the effect of local oxygen therapy combined with vacuum sealing drainage (VSD) on the healing of stage IV pressure ulcers sacrococcygeal. In this prospective study, we included a total of 98 patients with stage IV sacrococcygeal pressure ulcers in our hospital between February 2021 and June 2022. The patients enrolled were randomly and equally divided into two groups: the study group (undergoing local oxygen therapy combined with VSD treatment) and the control group (receiving conventional treatment). The wound healing time and hospital stay were compared between the two groups. Additionally, the wound area, tissue type, wound exudation and pain intensity were assessed before treatment, 10, 20, 30 and 40 days after treatment. The incidence of complications was also calculated. The study group demonstrated significantly shorter wound healing time and hospital stays compared to the control group (p < 0.05). Before treatment, there were no significant differences in terms of wound area, tissue type and wound exudation between the two groups (p > 0.05); after 10, 20, 30 and 40 days of treatment, however, evidently smaller wound areas, improved tissue types and reduced wound exudation were observed in the study group compared to the control group (p < 0.05). Furthermore, the study group exhibited increased microvascular count compared to the control group (p < 0.05). Before treatment, there was no significant difference in pain intensity between the two groups (p > 0.05), whereas markedly lower pain intensity was seen in the study group than in the control group after 10, 20, 30 and 40 days of treatment (p < 0.05). The incidence of complications did not significantly differ between the two groups after 40 days of treatment (p > 0.05). Local oxygen therapy combined with VSD was found to effectively accelerate the healing process of stage IV sacrococcygeal pressure ulcers, leading to shorter hospital stays and improved patient prognosis. This combined therapy shows promise for widespread application in clinical practice.

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Negative-Pressure Wound TherapyPressure UlcerDrainageHumansOxygenProspective StudiesTreatment OutcomeWound HealingOxygenlocal oxygen therapysacrococcygeal regionstage IV pressure ulcersVSDwound healing

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