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http://dx.doi.org/10.22246/jikm.2021.42.2.122

Case Report of Korean Medicine Treatment and Dressing Therapy for Grade III Trochanteric Pressure Sore  

Kim, Kwangho (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University Gwangju Medical Center)
Lee, Young-ung (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University Gwangju Medical Center)
Kim, Cheol-hyun (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University Gwangju Medical Center)
Lim, Hyeon-seo (Dept. of Internal Medicine and Neuroscience, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University)
Kang, Geonhui (Dept. of Internal Medicine and Neuroscience, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University)
Lee, Sangkwan (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University Gwangju Medical Center)
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The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine / v.42, no.2, 2021 , pp. 122-130 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to report the effect of Korean medicine treatment on a pressure sore in a stroke patient. An 86-year-old female patient diagnosed with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage in the right basal ganglia had symptoms of left hemiparesis, dysphagia, and a 4.5-cm-by-2.5-cm left trochanteric pressure sore. Clinical outcomes were measured using the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) pressure injury stages, the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) pressure ulcer stages, and the Braden scales. Treatment with Korean medicine, including acupuncture, herbal medicine, and dressing therapy, significantly improved the trochanteric pressure sore, as reflected by a NPUAP stage change from III to I, an AHCPR stage change from III to I, and a Braden scale change from 13 to 18. These findings suggest that Korean medicine treatment may be effective to treat pressure sores in stroke patients.
Keywords
bed sore; pressure sore; decubitus; pressure ulcer;
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