COMPLEX TREATMENT OF DECUBITAL ULCERS AS THE MAIN COMPONENT OF THE PROGRAM OF EARLY REHABILITATION FOR PATIENTS WITH BRAIN DAMAGE

The proposed treatment of ulcus decubitalis ulcers III (an area of more than 2 cm2) and stage IV in 31 patients with consequences of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and cerebral stroke during their rehabilitation in Federal Research and Clinical Center of Intensive Care Medicine and Rehabilitology. Used has developed a unique technique and customary for this category of patients treatment. In the control group of 34 patients with ulcus decubitalis II and III (area less than 2 cm2) stages were treated in accordance with medical standards. In the study group, consisting of 31 patients, the use of the methodology obtained good and satisfactory results in 100% of the study group (compared with 31.6% of patients had complete healing of ulcers, 35% of patients healing 70–90% by volume of the wound, 33.4% of the healing of 30–70% by volume of the wound).