title: Managing sloughy pressure sores.
abstract: This clinical investigation compares the performance of an amorphous hydrogel and a dextranomer paste in the management of sloughy pressure sores in the hospital environment. Specific parameters measured during the study were efficacy, safety, ease of handling and patient comfort. The clinical investigation was restricted to the debridement of sloughy non-viable tissue only. The amorphous hydrogel and dextranomer paste performed to a similar standard in terms of debridement of non-viable tissue. At day 21, however, the median reduction in wound area was 35% in the amorphous hydrogel group compared with 7% in the dextranomer paste group.
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Department, University Hospital, Angers, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Colin
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Kurring
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yvon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods*; D003911:Dextrans / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D003911:Dextrans; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate; C013471:dextranomer; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols