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Case Reports
. 2015 Oct;49(5):826-33.
doi: 10.1590/S0080-623420150000500017.

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

[Article in Portuguese]
Sofia Palagi  1 , Isis Marques Severo  2 , Dóris Baratz Menegon  1 , Amália de Fátima Lucena  2
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Case Reports

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

[Article in Portuguese]
Sofia Palagi et al. Rev Esc Enferm USP. 2015 Oct.
Free article

Abstract

Objective: To 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).

Method: Case 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.

Results: A 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.

Conclusion: There 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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