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Three Cases of Pressure Ulcer cured by Concomitant Use of bFGF and Dressing
Author(s) -
Toshihiro Kitte,
Shinya Arinaga,
Toshiro Tatsuma,
Akira Nakamura
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
wound repair and regeneration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.847
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1524-475X
pISSN - 1067-1927
DOI - 10.1111/j.1067-1927.2004.abstractae.x
Subject(s) - concomitant , medicine , surgery , debridement (dental) , basic fibroblast growth factor , growth factor , receptor
It is reported on 3 cases of pressure ulcer which were hard to cure surgically by flap plastic operation or else, were completely healed by concomitant use of the basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and the dressing. Case report: CASE 1:A 55‐year‐old male with a pressure ulcer 3 cm in diameter formed on the buttock. After excising the margin and spraying bFGF, the wound was covered with a dressing made of hydrofiber. It was completely cured in 3 months. CASE 2:A 65‐year‐old male with a pressure ulcer on the sacral region 30 cm the major axis. The pocket was cut open, and bFGF was sprayed inside. Amounts of the dressing material depended on volumes of the exudate. It was cured completely in 6 months. CASE 3:A 85‐year‐old male with a pressure ulcer 10 cm in the major axis on the greater trochanteric region of the right side. The margin was excised to open the pocket, bFGF was sprayed, and hydrogel was used as the dressing. It was cured in 6 months completely. Discussion: Usefulness of the conservative treatment is reported based on the experience referring to these 3 cases with pressure ulcer, which were completely cured upon concomitant use of bFGF and the dressing material suitable to the conditions of the wound after thorough surgical debridement and washings.