Abstract

TORRES CHAU, Jair Jaenpier; CHAU RAMOS, Enrique Antonio; CHAU RAMOS, Crhistian Alexander  and  SALCEDO MOLINA, Gustavo René. Comparison of conventional treatment vs. epicite-balance (nanocellulose) for improving chronic wounds. Vive Rev. Salud [online]. 2025, vol.8, n.23, pp.510-521.  Epub May 01, 2025. ISSN 2664-3243.  https://doi.org/10.33996/revistavive.v8i23.393.

Objective: The study is to compare the efficiency of negative pressure therapy (VAC) and conventional healing in the management of traffic accident wounds. Material and method: Observational, analytical, longitudinal, retrospective study, quantitative design, of patients who met inclusion criteria in a private clinic during January-December 2022. In the descriptive analysis, absolute and relative frequencies were determined for the independent variables and For quantitative variables, measures of central tendency and dispersion were calculated. Results: A population of 75 patients was analyzed, compared by study groups, VAC therapy and conventional cure. The average age was 36.6 and 33.8 years respectively, with males predominating (73.5% and 75.6% respectively). In patients treated by the VAC system, healing time of 35.1 days, greater reduction in wound size (greater length 3.56 cm and shorter length 2.84 cm), hospitalization time of 27.76 days and no presence of complications were demonstrated; Unlike the conventional cure, there is a healing time of 103 days, a reduction in the size of the wound (greatest length 0.74 cm and shortest length 0.72 cm), hospitalization time of 7.63 days and presence of 5 infections. of wounds and 1 bleeding. Conclusion: The VAC system has more advantages in wound healing than conventional healing, obtaining statistically significant results in healing time, wound size and presence of complications. Negative pressure therapy is a good alternative to conventional treatment for acute and/or chronic wounds in which the spontaneous healing process fails.

Keywords : VAC Therapy; Conventional cure; Wound size; Hospitalization time; Healing time; Complications.

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