What are the treatments for pressure ulcers?

The treatment of bedsores still requires attention, because the necrotic cells caused by the disease need to be cleaned in time, and proper care is needed to avoid more serious complications. Regarding the methods of treating bedsores, there are traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine. Patients should choose the correct method based on their own mechanism.

Treatment of bedsores should start early. The principle is to relieve pressure on the affected area, promote local blood circulation, and strengthen wound treatment. First-degree bedsores should be treated with regular massage, changes of body position, local application of alcohol or infrared irradiation. If inflammation is severe, 0.5% neomycin solution can be used for wet compresses. Second-degree bedsores can be treated with antibiotic ointment and covered with sterile gauze. Third-degree bedsores should be cleaned and treated. For small ulcers, 0.5% silver nitrate wet compresses can be applied externally to remove infection. At the same time, drugs that promote the formation of granulation tissue can be used externally. For large and clean ulcers, split-thickness skin grafts or full-thickness skin flaps can be used. For gangrenous ulcers, necrotic tissue should be removed and the above treatment should be performed after sufficient drainage. The pus on the wound surface should be cultured and tested for drug sensitivity regularly to guide the selection of sensitive antibiotics for external use. If there are no signs of systemic infection, general health searches do not require systemic use of antibiotics.

Common treatments for bedsores include:

1. Traditional Chinese Medicine

Eleven Square Wine

Functions and indications: promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, reducing swelling and relieving pain, astringing, antiseptic and promoting tissue regeneration.

Dosage and Administration: For external use, pack the wound with medicated wine gauze, and drip the medicated wine once a day. Can also be taken internally. When you find your skin flushing, pour 10 ml of Eleven-Fang Liquor into your hands and massage the affected area with your palms, two or three times a day. If blisters form locally, use a sterile syringe to suck out the fluid in the blisters and then apply Eleven-Fang Liquor, two or three times a day. If there are ulcers or exudation on the skin, you should immediately apply wet compresses with gauze soaked in 11-way wine, three or four times a day.

2. Local treatment

1 For local redness and swelling, apply lithospermum oil or apply a thin layer of purple anti-edema ointment.

2 In the early stage of ulceration, if the wound is superficial, apply Huadusan ointment or purple swelling-reducing ointment externally.