The Journal of Showa Hospital
Online ISSN : 1880-151X
Print ISSN : 1880-1528
ISSN-L : 1880-151X
Healing of decubitus required serum albumin in hospitalized patients
Masahiro TOYOTAHideaki UNOKITohoru SHIN-YAYumiko OKUZONOTakumi YOSHIMIZU
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Keywords: decubitus, albumin
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2005 Volume 2 Issue 1 Pages 5-8

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Hospitalized patients suffered from decubitus receive patiently the doctor's medication, nursing of nurses, and cares by helpers. Briefly, the medical level of the hospital represents in the wound healing of decubitus patients (40 out of 52 patients). We surveyed and analyzed patients' decubitus in Showa Hospital. Cerebrovascular disease and dements patients carried decubitus frequently. An age's 70 to 79 years old patient suffered highly and less than 1-month patients occupied 64% of them. The long medicated cases showed low serum albumin levels. Showing high cure rate of 58.3% patients exhibited more than normal level of serum albumin (3.5g/dl), however, low cure rate of 13.6% patients indicated low albumin level (3.0 g/dl). These results suggested that low level of serum albumin delayed the wound healing of decubitus.
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© 2005 by Akane Medical Corporation Akatsuki Social Welfare Corporation
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