RT Journal Article
T1 Pain reduction of topical sevoflurane vs intravenous opioids in pressure ulcers.
A1 Fernández-Ginés, F Dámaso
A1 Cortiñas-Sáenz, Manuel
A1 Agudo-Ponce, Desirée
A1 Navajas-Gómez de Aranda, Ana
A1 Morales-Molina, José A
A1 Fernández-Sánchez, Carmen
A1 Sierra-García, Francisco
A1 Mateo-Carrasco, Héctor
K1 opioid
K1 pain
K1 pressure ulcer
K1 sevoflurane
K1 topical treatment
AB Recently, it has been reported that topical irrigations of liquid sevoflurane on the bed of painful wounds produce a rapid, intense, and lasting analgesic effect. In this paper, A cohort of 112 patients with painful pressure ulcers who were refractory to opioids (or who exhibited undesirable adverse events to them) was treated with topical sevoflurane as per local institutional policy. These patients were recruited from an intensive care unit for a period of 3 years. The main aim was to determine the effectiveness of topical sevoflurane in reducing the pain of PUs and reducing the ulcer area. Study findings are reported and discussed herein and suggest that sevoflurane is a viable and promising treatment option for PUs.
YR 2019
FD 2019-11-25
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/14738
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/14738
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 19, 2025