The Effects of Alginate Ag Dressing in the Pressure Injury Patients

Wound infection and bleeding is a risk factor for pressure injury. Calcium alginate silver dressing (CASD) has been shown to be beneficial in a variety of wounds. However, evidence of its benefit in pressure injury(PI) patients in long-term care institutions, especially with respect to Taiwan population, is sparse. This study was to evaluate the effect of CASD and conventional wound dressings on the PI patients in long-term care institutions.

Inclusion Criteria:Age between 20-90 years oldStage II or stage III pressure injuryPressure injury wound size: length, width and depth are less than 10*10*2 cmThe patient or family agree to be willing to participate in and cooperate with the interventional treatment of this studyExclusion Criteria:The wound has a underming wound or a tunnel woundBlack crust on the wound bedParticipant's with unstable vital signsThose who have used silver dressings or silver hydrofiber dressings in the past 30 daysThe patient has any other related disease symptoms that may interfere with the safety and efficacy of the study resultsLong-term care institutions are protected resettlement or homeless people without legal representatives