Abordaje multidisciplinarde un paciente con una úlceraperianal asociada a pomadaantihemorroidal / Multidisciplinary approach to a patient with a perianal ulcer associated with hemorrhoidal ointment

Introducción: Hasta la fecha, la manifestación de una úlcera perianalprovocada por una pomada antihemorroidal no se ha descrito confrecuencia. Sin embargo, se ha objetivado un incremento de loscasos durante la pandemia de COVID-19. Caso clínico: Varónde 82 años independiente, que presentó una úlcera perianal de35,8 cm² sin ninguna patología ni enfermedad concomitante queexplicara su causa. La aplicación de criterios de exclusión exhaustivos,incluida una biopsia para rechazar el pioderma gangrenoso,identificó una pomada rectal hemorroidal como la causa de la úlcera.Plan de actuación: La herida curó tras aplicar una intervenciónmultidisciplinaria y una terapia con factores de crecimientoautólogos. Discusión y conclusiones: Este caso ha sido escasamentereportado en la literatura, aunque esta pomada hemorroidal secomercializa desde hace más de 40 años. Se recomienda evaluaciónmédica antes de la prescripción. (AU)

Introduction: Perianal ulcers resulting from the use of hemorrhoidalointments have been rarely reported to date. Nevertheless, therehas been a surge in the number of cases reported during theCOVID-19 pandemic. Case report: An independent 82-year-oldmale experienced a 35,80 cm² perianal ulcer, with no underlyingcondition or concomitant disease that could explain the cause ofthe ulcer. The application of thorough exclusion criteria, including abiopsy to rule out pyoderma gangrenosum, led to the identificationof a hemorrhoidal rectal ointment as the cause. Action plan: Theulcer healed completely when a multidisciplinary intervention and anautologous growth factors advanced therapy were applied. Discussionand conclusions: This case has been scarcely reported in the literature,although this hemorrhoidal ointment has been on the market for over40 years. Medical assessment before prescription and patients’ followup is recommended. (AU)

Hábitos saludables para prevenir heridas complejas en la extremidad inferior. Relevancia de recomendaciones según los expertos / Healthy habits to prevent complex lower extremity wounds. Relevance of the recommendations according to an experts

Introducción: Los programas educativos para la autocura dirigidos a personas que padecen patologías crónicas, producen una mejoría tanto en su salud como en su calidad de vida. Estos programas deben estar compuestos por consejos aceptados y validados. Objetivos: Determinar la relevancia de las recomendaciones para la prevención de heridas complejas publicadas por sociedades científicas que proporcionan los profesionales expertos en heridas; recopilar, clasificar según etiología y ordenar por relevancia estas recomendaciones. Metodología: Estudio observacional prospectivo con una encuesta a enfermeras/os expertas/os en heridas acreditados por el GNEAUPP. Se recogieron las recomendaciones publicadas por las sociedades científicas y se realizó una encuesta telemática para identificar el nivel de relevancia de estas. Variables: Años de experiencia en el tratamiento de heridas, ámbito laboral, puntuación de relevancia en una escala Likert para cada recomendación. Resultados: Participaron 40 enfermeras/os, el 88% tenía más de 5 años de experiencia y el 63%, más de 15 años. La mayoría, un 35%, desarrollaba su labor en atención primaria. Los resultados nos han permitido ordenar las recomendaciones para la autocura de las diferentes etiologías e identificar las más relevantes. Conclusiones: La identificación de las recomendaciones más relevantes permitirá focalizarnos en ellas para el programa educativo sobre hábitos saludables dirigido a los pacientes con úlceras de extremidad inferior llevado a cabo en nuestra Unidad Clínica de Heridas Complejas (AU)

Introduction: Self-care education programs for people suffering from chronic conditions improve both their health and their quality of life. These programs should be composed of accepted and validated advice. Objectives: To determine the relevance of recommendations for the prevention of complex wounds published by scientific societies and provided by professional experts in wounds; to compile, classify according to etiology and order by relevance these recommendations. Methodology: Prospective observational study with a survey of wound experts accredited by the GNEAUPP. The recommendations published by the scientific societies were collected and a telematic survey was carried out to identify their level of relevance. Variables: years of experience in wound management, work setting, relevance score on a Likert scale for each recommendation. Values collected in the data collection notebook were analyzed. Results: Forty nurses participated, 88% had more than 5 years of experience and 63% more than 15 years. Most of them, 35%, worked in primary care. The results have allowed us to order the recommendations for self-cure of the different etiologies and to identify the most relevant ones. Conclusions: The identification of the most relevant recommendations will allow us to focus on them for the educational program on healthy habits aimed at patients with lower extremity ulcers carried out in our Clinical Unit of Complex Wounds (AU)

Assessment of frailty in elderly patients attending a multidisciplinary wound care centre: a cohort study.

BACKGROUND: The incidence of frailty and non-healing wounds increases with patients' age. Knowledge of the relationship between frailty and wound healing progress is greatly lacking. METHODS: The aim of this study is to characterize the degree of frailty in elderly patients attending a multidisciplinary wound care centres (MWCC). Additionally, we seek to assess the impact of frailty on the wound healing rate and wound healing time. An open cohort study was conducted on 51 consecutive patients aged > 70 years treated for wounds at an MWCC of an intermediate care hospital. The frailty score was determined according to the Frail-VIG index. Data were collected through patient questionnaires at the beginning of the study, and at 6 months or upon wound healing. Wounds were followed up every 2 weeks. To analyse the relationship between two variables was used the Chi-square test and Student's or the ANOVA model. The t-test for paired data was used to analyse the evolution of the frailty index during follow-up. RESULTS: A total of 51 consecutive patients were included (aged 81.1 ± 6.1 years). Frailty prevalence was 74.5% according to the Frail-VIG index (47.1% mildly frail, 19.6% moderately frail, and 7.8% severely frail). Wounds healed in 69.6% of cases at 6 months. The frailty index (FI) was higher in patients with non-healing wounds in comparison with patients with healing wounds (IF 0.31 ± 0.15 vs IF 0.24 ± 0.11, p = 0.043). A strong correlation between FI and wound healing results was observed in patients with non-venous ulcers (FI 0.37 ± 0.13 vs FI 0.27 ± 0.10, p = 0.015). However, no correlation was observed in patients with venous ulcers (FI 0.17 ± 0.09 vs FI 0.19 ± 0.09, p = 0.637). Wound healing rate is statically significantly higher in non-frail patients (8.9% wound reduction/day, P25-P75 3.34-18.3%/day;AQ6 p = 0.044) in comparison with frail patients (3.26% wound reduction/day, P25-P75 0.8-8.8%/day). CONCLUSION: Frailty is prevalent in elderly patients treated at an MWCC. Frailty degree is correlated with wound healing results and wound healing time.