Nanocrystalline Silver as a Single Treatment for Decubitus Ulcer: A Case Report

Vidya Ayuningtyas, Suci Prawitasari, Aunur Rofiq

2018

Abstract

The prevalence of decubitus ulcer is very high, especially in inpatient ward and intensive care unit. Adequate treatment for the wound and prevention measures for decubitus ulcer complication are all mandatory to reduce the health burden and cost. Previous studies already showed the positive effects of nanocrystalline silver (nAg) in ulcer healing progress. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of using nAg dressing towards decubitus ulcer severity. A 31 years old female diagnosed with grade III decubitus ulcer sized 4.7 x 2.7 cm 2 was treated with debridement and nAg dressing which regularly changed every week for 4 weeks. Clinical improvement was evaluated using photography images and Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing (PUSH) tool. The evaluation results showed that there was 57% reduction in overall ulcer size in just 4 weeks treatment. The value of PUSH scale was also found lower down from 14 at the beginning into 10 at the end of the study. This report highlights the antibacterial effect of nAg dressing as the most potential benefitting factor of the decubitus ulcer healing. No side effect found during the application of nAg dressing in this patient.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Ayuningtyas V., Prawitasari S. and Rofiq A. (2018). Nanocrystalline Silver as a Single Treatment for Decubitus Ulcer: A Case Report.In Proceedings of the 23rd Regional Conference of Dermatology - Volume 1: RCD, ISBN 978-989-758-494-7, pages 385-388. DOI: 10.5220/0008158003850388

in Bibtex Style

@conference{rcd18,
author={Vidya Ayuningtyas and Suci Prawitasari and Aunur Rofiq},
title={Nanocrystalline Silver as a Single Treatment for Decubitus Ulcer: A Case Report},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 23rd Regional Conference of Dermatology - Volume 1: RCD,},
year={2018},
pages={385-388},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008158003850388},
isbn={978-989-758-494-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 23rd Regional Conference of Dermatology - Volume 1: RCD,
TI - Nanocrystalline Silver as a Single Treatment for Decubitus Ulcer: A Case Report
SN - 978-989-758-494-7
AU - Ayuningtyas V.
AU - Prawitasari S.
AU - Rofiq A.
PY - 2018
SP - 385
EP - 388
DO - 10.5220/0008158003850388