title: [Decubitus ulcers in the sacrum. Evaluation of a specific hydrocolloid hydro-regulatory dressing].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Sacrum bedsores are lesions having specific cause factors which bear tremendous weight on the possibility of curing these sores. An interesting alternative treatment for these lesions is a moist condition cure which is a new product specifically designed for this kind of sore.
  
  
  METHODS
  An open, prospective and multicentric study to evaluate the efficiency and the clinical effectiveness of the Comfeel Plus Sacro when used to treat bed sores in the sacrum.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 149 patients included in this study, 48 had their sores totally cicatrized in under ten weeks; 58 patients obtained an average sore reduction of IC 95%, average (39.2 63%), in the initial sore surface area during this time period; and of the 20 patients who passed away during this study, 10 of these patients had their sores reduced by more than 20%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results obtained from the tests of changing external applications and their use coupled with the clinical results of these external applications lead us to believe we have found an interesting alternative for treatment of bed sores in the sacrum.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Virgen del Rocio de Sevilla.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roldán Valenzuela
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jaen Ferrer
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ferrer Cano
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Torra i Bou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D047070:Bandages, Hydrocolloid; D003102:Colloids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000145:classification / Q000451:nursing* / Q000473:pathology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012447:Sacrum; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids
vernacular_title: Ulceras por presión en el sacro. Evaluación multicéntrica de un apósito hidrocoloide hidro-regulador específico.