Department of Nursing, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran (Corresponding Author). , mahmaimy@yahoo.com
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Introduction: Bed sore
is an important nursing diagnosis in patients in ICU which delay recovery and
increase costs of patients and their family. The best method for bed sores is
dressing.The aim of the study was to
compare the effect of honey dressing with hydrocolloid dressing on pressure
ulcer healing in ICU patients.
Materials and methods: In
this randomized clinical trial research, 29 patients with total of 40 pressure
ulcers were participated. After selecting the patient based on inclusion
criteria, hospitals were divided randomly in two control and intervention
groups. Intervention group with total of 20 pressure ulcers were received bed
sore care with honey dressing in Shohada hospital and control group with total
of 20 pressure ulcers were received bed sore care with hydrocolloid dressing in
Farabi hospital. Ulcers state were measured with Pressure Ulcer Scale (PUSH) at
the beginning of hospitalization and then weekly for 5 weeks. After
intervention by comparing
PUSH score in two groups, recovery were
measured. Data were analyzed by SPSS.
Findings: The results showed that the two groups were
statistically similar with regard to baseline and wound characteristics.
After 5 weeks of treatment, patients who were
treated by honey dressing had similar PUSH tool scores with patients that were
treated with hydrocolloid dressing. However, recovery in
group with honey dressing was faster, but there was not any significant
difference.
Conclusion: Results showed that healing among patients
that were treated with honey dressing were statistically similar with the
comparison group. But easy accessibility, economical and neutrality makes honey
dressing treatment as choice for pressure ulcers treatment.