Managing sacral pressure XXXX with hydrocolloid dressings: results of a controlled, clinical study.

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One-hundred and three @entity1 with Stage II and III sacral pressure @entity1066 were enrolled in a prospective, controlled, multi-center clinical study to evaluate and compare dressing performance, safety and efficacy. Fifty-two @entity1 were randomized to treatment with a triangle-shaped hydrocolloid border dressing and 51 @entity1 were randomized to a different, oval shape, hydrocolloid dressing. The majority of @entity1 (70 percent) utilized a pressure reducing mattress or bed. Most @entity1066 were Stage II, had existed for < 1 month and exhibited no change utilizing previous treatments. @entity1 and wounds were similarly distributed among treatment groups. @entity1 in the oval dressing group were more likely to exhibit a product related adverse reaction resulting in discontinuation of treatment as compared to @entity1 treated with the triangle border dressing (p = 0.057, Fisher's Exact Test). Wear time was longest for wounds dressed with the triangle dressing applied point down. @entity322 reduced the interval between dressing changes in both groups. Healing was more likely to occur in wounds dressed with the triangle border dressing. These @entity1066 showed a greater reduction in ulcer width as compared to wounds dressed with the oval dressing (p < 0.03, Fisher's Exact Test).
