Therapeutic effect of Sheug-Ji-San on pressure ulcers

In the present study, the effectiveness of Sheng-Ji-San (SJS) in promoting the healing of pressure ulcers was evaluated, Thirty-two patients with pres sure ulcers were divided into two groups. The treated group received routin e medical care combined with SJS treatment and the control group received o nly routine medical care. After three weeks, the heated group showed a sign ificant reduction in both surface area and depth grade, while the control g roup showed no significant change. The reduction ratio of the surface area of the ulcer and the effectiveness ratio for the heated group were signific antly higher than for the control group. Multiple Linear Regression Analysi s revealed that only the SJS treatment was significantly associated with th e reduction of surface area and that the use of SJS could independently exp lain the observed high effectiveness ratio and a relatively high Odds Ratio of 9.539. These results indicate that SJS is effective in promoting the he aling of pressure ulcers and should be considered as an adjuvant to routine therapy.