Laser therapy in pressure ulcers: evaluation by the Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing and Nursing Outcomes Classification

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP

Sofia Palagi¹  Isis Marques Severo¹  Dóris Baratz Menegon¹  Amália De Fátima Lucena¹ 

关键词: Pressure Ulcer;    Laser Therapy;    Wound Healing;    Treatment Outcome;    Nursing Process;    Intensive Care Units;    Úlcera por Presión;    Terapia por Láser;    Cicatrización de Heridas;    Resultado del Tratamiento;    Procesos de Enfermería;    Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos;    Úlcera por Pressão;    Terapia a Laser;    Cicatrização;    Resultado do Tratamento;    Processos de Enfermagem;    Unidades de Terapia Intensiva;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0080-623420150000500017

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

AbstractOBJECTIVETo describe the pressure ulcer healing process in critically ill patients treated with conventional dressing therapy plus low-intensity laser therapy evaluated by the Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing (PUSH) and the result of Wound Healing: Secondary Intention, according to the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC).METHODCase report study according to nursing process conducted with an Intensive Care Unit patient. Data were collected with an instrument containing the PUSH and the result of the NOC. In the analysis we used descriptive statistics, considering the scores obtained on the instrument.RESULTSA reduction in the size of lesions of 7cm to 1.5cm of length and 6cm to 1.1cm width, in addition to the increase of epithelial tissue and granulation, decreased secretion and odor.CONCLUSIONThere was improvement in the healing process of the lesion treated with adjuvant therapy and the use of NOC allowed a more detailed and accurate assessment than the PUSH.

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