Author(s)

Yingying Meng^1,2, Wali Lukman Ahmed³, Jian Luo^4*

¹Medical School of Yangtze University, Jinzhou, China.
²Department of Gastroenterology, the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
³Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China.
⁴Nursing Department, Union Hospital Affiliated with Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.

Objective: To explore the treatment and nursing characteristics for pressure injury on the inside of the thigh caused by forced posture in patients with cirrhosis and diabetes mellitus. Methods: A patient with cirrhosis and diabetes mellitus complicated with abscess of right inner thigh pressure injury was selected as the study object, who was admitted to Xuzhou Medical University Hospital on June 29, 2019. The analysis of the clinical diagnosis, treatment and nursing process were applied to explore the prognosis of the patient with cirrhosis and diabetes mellitus complicated with deep abscess of the thigh. Results: The traditional treatment including incision and drainage was not allowed, as the general treatment was not effective for the patients with cirrhosis and diabetes mellitus complicated with deep abscess in the inner thigh. After 8 days of negative pressure manual dressing change combined with mupirocin ointment treatment, the local skin condition returned to normal. Conclusion: After literature search, it was found that the above-mentioned cirrhosis combined with diabetes and deep abscess cases in the inner thigh were rare clinically. When the traditional treatment of incision and drainage is limited, negative pressure manual dressing change combined with antibiotics is an effective method, which is worthy of clinical application and promotion.

Cirrhosis, Diabetes Mellitus, Pressure Injury, Deep Tissue Abscess, Negative Pressure Dressing Change

Meng, Y. , Ahmed, W. and Luo, J. (2020) Application of Negative Pressure Manual Dressing Change Combined with Mupirocin Ointment in the Treatment of a Case of a Patient with Cirrhosis Complicated with Deep Thigh Abscess. Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, 8, 113-121. doi: 10.4236/jbm.2020.85011.