Praise: Stages of Development, factors that increase the risk of occurrence, signs and causes of appearance, possible complications, treatment with medicines and folk remedies, prevention

Praise is a very dangerous ailment. From this article you will learn about the stages and treatment of pressure sores.

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Unfortunately, almost all the ailments that somehow limit a person in motion, provoke the appearance of such a terrible and hard -to -healing complication, like a fault.

However, it is not always a shedding of this sentence; it is possible to avoid the most negative consequences, observing the proper conditions of the patient’s hygiene and preventing this ailment.

Praise: Stages of Development, factors that increase the risk of occurrence

By grooming, it is customary to mean wounds that are formed due to mild fabric of soft tissues. Curliness occurs due to the fact that certain areas of the body are constantly immobilized and come into contact with the surface. For example, in bedridden patients can suffer from the back of the back, since a person lies motionless, in contact with the bed. At the same time, a person’s own weight presses on his back.

Praise, depending on how much they violate the integrity of the skin, classify as follows:

Passes of the 1st degree. You can notice the appearance of the pressure on the first stage, since at this time noticeable changes are already beginning to occur with the skin. As a rule, a small edema begins to appear in the place in the place that is most other than anyone else, while the redness of the skin is also noted. It is easiest to treat the faults at this stage, in general, with such early treatment, the forecasts will be favorable.
Passes of the 2nd degree. In case of gaps of this extent, small erosion forms on the skin, the integrity of the skin is violated
Passes of the 3rd degree. It is extremely difficult to treat faults. The peculiarity of this degree of the disease is manifested in the fact that large open wounds are formed on the body, which are most often filled with pus
Passes of the 4th degree. Such walks are practically not to be treated with a drug, most often resort to surgical intervention. The wounds with such a degree are extremely deep, not only the skin, but also muscles, adipose, bone tissue, tendons suffer from

It is worth noting that walks can form on almost the whole body: on the buttocks, legs, heels, chest, etc.

It is also necessary to say that there are many factors that significantly increase the risk of such wounds:

A rare change in bed and underwear. It is important that bedding, as well as the lower one changes at least 1 time per day. Changing bedding, you not only observe hygiene, but also correct all the bumps on the bed that could interfere with a person to lie comfortably.
An uncomfortable bedwhich is too soft or hard.
Ignoring the necessary hygiene procedures, such as wiping the body, body massage, development of the limbs, etc.
Excess weight and extremely small body weight.
The advanced age of a person. Since with age the skin loses its elasticity, elasticity, and recovery processes are much slower and more complicated.
Ailments of the heart and vascular system.
Diseases that are associated with impaired metabolic processes in the body.
Not quite proper, meager nutrition. Especially if the body does not receive a sufficient amount of protein.
A person’s stay in a state in which he cannot control defecation and urination.

In the presence of the above factors, the risk of the appearance of pressure sores increases significantly. It is worth saying that the more such factors, the higher the likelihood of the occurrence of the disease and, accordingly, the heavier, its treatment.

Praise: signs and causes of appearance, possible complications

In principle, it is not very difficult to notice the appearance of pressure sores, it is much more difficult to correctly establish their degree.

If the patient is conscious and his sensitivity is not disturbed, then the signs of the appearance of the pressure costs will be as follows:

In the place where the pressure sore begins to appear, a person may feel not very strong tingling, twitching, which is due to the fact that biological fluids stagnate in this place.
Numbness of the site, which is under pressure. Such numbness occurs about a few hours after taking the pose.
The appearance in the place that suffers the most, redness that can change their color from red to dark red, cyanotic
The formation of small bubbles with pus in a sore spot. The exfoliation of the upper layer of the skin along with such bubbles or without them, if they are not formed.

Pay attention to the fact that the above symptoms signal the initial stage of pressure sores. In the later stages, signs will become much more pronounced, for example, deep and open wounds on the skin will appear, pus forms in them, etc.

Often there are a sap in an advanced age

As for the reasons why the faults may appear, they are the same:

The main reason, perhaps, can be called this - squeezing the soft tissues between the bone and the subject on which the person lies, sits, etc. Due to such squeezing in the sick area, blood circulation is disturbed and as a result the necessary nutrition occurs, so the skin begins to die out and begins to die rot
Less significant reasons can be called such - sliding and friction of a person’s skin on the surface on which he lies, sits, etc. This happens if the patient flies on the bed independently, changes his pose
That is, the cause of the appearance of the pressure sore is the immobility of a person and, as a result, squeezing the soft tissues between the bone and the surface on which a person lies or sits. Immobility, in turn, may occur due to operations (temporarily or constantly), paralysis, old age (due to weakness, a person cannot move independently), coma, ailments and injuries, the treatment of which can occur only in conditions of human immobility

As mentioned earlier, the treatment is more complicated and a laborious process, which, unfortunately, does not always have favorable forecasts.

Moreover, in the process of treatment, complications may occur:

The most dangerous complication can be called sepsis. In this case, the patient risks life.
Purulent inflammation of the fiber and connective tissue may also occur.
A purulent-non-bone process may occur in the bone and bone marrow.
Sometimes complications are manifested in the need for amputation of the limbs
Skin cancer can also develop.

Praise: Treatment with medicines

Treatment of pressure sores at different stages of their development will differ significantly. Therefore, before enduring treatment, the doctor must accurately determine the stage of the disease.

Most importantly, you need to do, noticing the signs of the appearance of pressure sores, it is to improve the conditions of the patient, reconsider his regimen, nutrition, begin to perform hygiene procedures more often, etc.

Every few hours, change the patient's position in order to reduce the pressure on the area on which the gap begins to form.
At the same stage, ointments help quite effectively. For example, Aktovegin. Such a drug can be used both for prevention and the treatment of pressure sores. With the help of this ointment, wound healing processes are much faster.
Please note that the places that are under pressure should in no case be rubbed, massage, etc., since such actions can only accelerate the process of the appearance of the wound.

At the 2nd stage of the pressure sore, the treatment will be as follows:

Without fail, the resulting wound must be treated with disinfectants. What do you need to do it several times a day
After disinfecting the wound, you need to apply a wound healing ointment to it, such as Aktovegin or its analogues
It is already appropriate even at this stage of pressure sores to use hydrogel sterile dressings for treatment. Such dressings are applied to a foul wound and absorb pus. At the same time, a drug is released from the bandage, which has a therapeutic effect

At the 3rd and 4th stage of the pressure sore, treatment will be not only in the use of medicines, but also in surgical intervention:

Initially, the specialist will conduct surgical treatment of the wound, which consists in removing dead tissues from a sore spot.
After that, the patient will be prescribed funds that will relieve inflammation, stimulate the process of restoring the skin, and improve blood circulation.
Also, laser therapy and other physiotherapeutic procedures can be used for the treatment of heavy degrees of pressure sores.
It is important not to forget that without proper care of the patients, without proper hygiene, treatment will not bring success and, in this case, most likely the previously described complications will arise.

It should also be noted that there can be no talk of any sorting of pressure sores, especially if we are talking about the saps of the 3rd, 4th degree. Such a disease can be treated exclusively by a specialist who knows the whole picture of the disease and is aware of the general state of health of the patient, since the treatment of pressure sores takes place in different ways, based on the characteristics of his body, immunity, capabilities, etc.

Praise: Treatment with folk remedies

Of course, the need for the treatment of pressure sores arose from ancient times, even when there was no medicine in its modern sense. Therefore, treatment was carried out with the help of traditional medicine and funds that it offers.

Despite the fact that they use folk remedies for a long time, it is worth saying that today they can be used only to enhance the effectiveness of medicines and only after consulting a doctor. Also pay attention to the fact that to treat learns with such means can only be at the 1st stage.

Take the same amount of palmarosis and St. John's wort, mix and moisten a sterile bandage in the resulting mass. Now attach the compress to the affected area for several hours., And then rinse with warm water. The clean area of \u200b\u200bthe skin must be gently wiped dry.
Take the same amount of wheat germ oil, pink oil and St. John's wort oil, mix. Make the same compress as indicated above.
Mix in the same amount the oil of lavender, bergamot, tea tree. Moisten a piece of a clean bandage in the resulting mass and attach it to the sore spot. Leave such a compress overnight, then rinse the remaining oils with water, and dry the skin with a soft towel.
You can treat the affected areas of sea buckthorn oil. To do this, initially you need to treat the sore spot with camphor alcohol, and after applying oil to it. Keep in mind that the oil should not be rubbed, because this way you can even more damage the skin. Just apply the tool and wait until it is absorbed.

Praise: Prevention

As soon as a person fell into such a situation (he lost the opportunity to move, walk) and became lying, you need to immediately take all measures to prevent the appearance of pressure sores.

Change the position of the lying/seated person every few hours. So that the load on the soft tissues is distributed as evenly as possible.
Twist the skin with wet wipes, a towel regularly. Do it extremely carefully and carefully so as not to damage the skin. You need to wipe the skin after such procedures dry, use a towel made of natural fabric for this.
Adjust the patient’s nutrition and his day regimen. It should receive a sufficient amount of nutrients, vitamins and water.
Use a comfortable bed, sofa, if necessary, put special rollers under the limbs.

Praise treatment is always long, difficult and not very cheap. However, having started effective treatment in time, it is possible to prevent the development of the disease and eliminate its existing features. The main thing is to do everything only after consulting a doctor and under his control, since self -medication in this case is almost a 100% guarantee that a person will begin complications, and in this case, treatment will be even more difficult.