Bedsores are also called pressure ulcers or pressure sores; due to the damage of skin area that caused by cut off the circulation of the body parts such as hips, buttocks, and heels. Majority of the people living of paralysis that stay one position on a bed or wheelchair for a long time start developed bedsore.
Although completely treatable if found early, without medical attention, bedsores can become life-threatening.
Bedsore symptoms
There are many stage of bedsore, the earlier to identify the easier to treat.
- Stage I: the press sore appear to be red of skin area caused the patient feel warm, itch or hurt. Some one may get pupple or dark on the skin area.
- Stage II: the skin area start getting damage, the ulcer may be referred to as a blister or abrasion.
- Stage III: the ulcers extended through all the skin layers down to the muscle tissue, caused damaging or destroying the affected tissue and creating a deep wound.
- Stage IV: this is a very serious stage, the ulcers extending into the muscle, tendon or even bone.
Bedsore Causes
- Pressure, the compression is caused by the force of bone against a surface, as when a patient remains in a single position for a long period of time.
- Friction, or a force resisting the shearing of skin. This is also cause excess shedding through layers of skin.
- Shear force, or a force created when the skin of a patient moved opposite direction of bone movement, which stretches and tears cell walls and blood vessels.
Bedsore Treatment
- The removal of dead and damge tissue isa must in the treatment of pressure sores, where is the place bacterial invasion.
- Chemical debridement, or enzymatic debridement, is the use of prescribed enzymes that promote the removal of necrotic tissue.
- Sharp debridement is the removal of necrotic tissue with a scalpel or similar instrument.
- Surgical debridement is the most popular method, as it allows a surgeon to quickly remove dead tissue with little pain to the patient.
- Ultrasound-assisted wound therapy is the use of ultrasound waves to separate necrotic and healthy tissue.
24 December 2007,
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