Pressure Ulcer
Conditions
Interventions
This is a prospective, randomized and controlled study on patients hospitalized at the Instituto Central do Hospital das Clínicas (ICHC) patients with Grades 3 and 4 pressure injuries will be randomiz
Sponsors
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Both sexes; patients aged between 18 and 80 years; pressure injuries requiring surgery (Grades 3 or 4); presence of critical colonization (positive tissue culture) or infection of wound (clinical and laboratory signs of infection); care by the Plastic Surgery Complex Wounds Group
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pressure injuries without surgical indication (Grades 1 or 2); presence of uncontrolled systemic disease; failure to collect intraoperative cultures; patients with BMI>35; patients with diseases that compromise immunity; allergy to silver or dialkyl carbamoyl chloride acetate; non-agreement to participate in the study and/or sign the informed consent form; change of conduct; loss of follow-up
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the effectiveness of the DACC dressing versus Polyamide with silver in critically colonized or infected wounds in patients hospitalized with Grades 3 and 4 Pressure Injuries | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Identify the bacterial flora in the wound, verify the reduction in the bacterial load in the wound throughout treatment and measure the length of stay of the patients studied. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactRafael Adailton Junior
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo
Outcome results
None listed