TREATMENT OF EARLY-STAGE BED-SORES BY USING OLIVE OIL & NATURAL HONEY

Dr. Hassan Khader Rajab Abdoullah

ABSTRACT:
Background: Bedsore (also called pressure ulcer ) is one of the serious complications that may occur in a patient's immobilization, either due to using a wheelchair or bed rest for a long period, especially on the back. Patients and methods: - A63 outpatients (41 females, and 22 males aged between 59-75 years) complaining of an early stage of bedsore were included in the current study, from 1st June 2018 t August 2019, The patients are treated using natural honey & olive oil in a special application for seven days-14 days, followed until healing improves. Chi-square as the statistical analysis was used, significance was determined as P value<0.05. Aim of the study: - is the honey & olive oil get a role in the treatment of bedsore Results: - A 56 (88.9%) patients show well response, but over a variant period range from 5-12 days, the average was seven days, while only 7 (11.1%) patients did not respond to treatment. Regarding sex, no significant difference was detected despite the high percentage of no response in males than females 22.7% & 4.8%, respectively. Regarding body weight, a significant difference was detected between obese & non-obese patients (12.9 % & 9.4%). Discussion: - the preventive measure to prevent the disease by changing the patient's position in his bed every two hrs. Family education on dealing with the patient's condition to avoid carelessness due to lack of knowledge about the disease, the doctors should explain the condition to the relative, explaining how to examine the patient to detect the disease early. Conclusion: A higher healing rate of the early-stage bedsore was achieved using a honey-olive oil mixture at a 1:1 ratio. Early detection and treatment decrease the seriousness, period & complication of bedsore.
Keywords: Bedsore, Honey, Olive oil, Immobility.