Progress in the Treatment of Decubitus Ulcers in Chinese and Western Medicine

Authors

  • Yaping Wang Department of Clinical Medicine of Chinese and Western Medicine, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang 712046, Shaanxi, China
  • Man Zhou Department of Clinical Medicine of Chinese and Western Medicine, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang 712046, Shaanxi, China
  • Ting Lei Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang 712000, Shaanxi, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53469/jcmp.2024.06(09).03

Keywords:

Decubitus ulcers, Pressure ulcers, Difficult-to-heal ulcers, Chinese medicine treatment, Western medicine treatment, Treatment of untreated diseases

Abstract

Decubitus ulcer is a kind of hard-to-heal ulcer formed due to prolonged bed-ridden illness, localized pressure or long-term friction on the torso, resulting in skin breakage, also known as "Xi-Sore" in Chinese medicine, which is similar to "Pressure Sore" in Western medicine. Decubitus ulcers not only increase the patient's pain and medical expenses, but also increase the treatment and nursing time and nursing difficulty of the patient's family and medical staff, bringing a greater medical and economic burden to society. Decubitus ulcers seriously jeopardize the physical and mental health of patients, significantly reduce the quality of life of patients, and bring great pressure on the survival of their families and a heavy economic burden, as well as causing a great loss of medical resources. Therefore, the search for more effective treatments is a major demand for innovation and development in the field of population and health. Simple Chinese medicine or Western medicine treatment of decubitus ulcers has its limitations, the combination of Chinese and Western medicine treatment of decubitus ulcers has distinctive features and advantages, for decubitus ulcers of all subtypes or periods of time have more obvious therapeutic effect, and effectively prevent the further aggravation of decubitus ulcers, the patient not only reduces the pain and the risk, but also allows the family to reduce the economic burden, it is a worthy of popularization of the treatment method. Therefore, this paper intends to provide a theoretical basis and therapeutic ideas for the systematic diagnosis and treatment of decubitus ulcers by outlining the diagnostic and therapeutic methods of decubitus ulcers.

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2024-09-26

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Wang, Y., Zhou, M., & Lei, T. (2024). Progress in the Treatment of Decubitus Ulcers in Chinese and Western Medicine. Journal of Contemporary Medical Practice, 6(9), 11–16. https://doi.org/10.53469/jcmp.2024.06(09).03