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T Tintle

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PubMed1993

Prospective randomized study of the efficacy of hydrogel, hydrocolloid, and saline solution-moistened dressings on the management of pressure ulcers.

A total of 67 patients with pressure ulcers were randomized into one of three treatment modalities: hydrogel sheet dressing, hydrocolloid, or wet-to-moist gauze. Safety, efficacy, and physical attributes of the three dressings were evaluated. No statistical significance was found in wound healing rate among the three treatments. Hydrogel sheets were advantageous in allowing wound visualization without dressing or wound disruption.

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Bioelectrical impedance as a discriminator of pressure ulcer risk.

In an effort to identify objective measures of tissue structure and function associated with pressure ulcer risk, bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) was measured in three progressively larger zones over the trochanter and coccyx in patients assessed at high risk for pressure ulcers (HR group) and age-matched normal controls (CONT group). Local BIA measures were significantly lower in the HR group for each individual site and zone (p < .01). Full-thickness tissue biopsies obtained from each measurement zone did not differ between groups. However, additional nutritional and metabolic parameters were significantly different (p < or = .05). These results suggest that local BIA may be useful in assessing pressure ulcer risk.

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