What is the treatment for a stage four pressure ulcer on the hip?

Hi,

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Thank you for writing, and I understand your concern. This is a bedsore seen in bedridden patients, so proper precautions and care are required. And you can take surgery reference once. I would suggest you do the following things,

1) Patient should sleep on an air mattress.

2) Change positions every two to three hours.

3) Proper cleaning is required with sterile gloves using Betadine and Hydrogen peroxide and dressing on alternative days.

4) Tablet Augmentin 625 duo (Amoxicillin 500 mg and Clavulanic acid 125 mg) three times a day after meal. (if he is not taking any antibiotics)

Is he taking any antibiotics currently? Also, since when is the bedsore present? Please let me know.

Thank you.

Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

Thanks for the quick response. It will take time to heal because the bedsore is large. For the dressing, you have to use sterile surgical gloves and buy a sterile gauze piece. It should be done in a sterile way. You can watch videos on the internet, or else you can take him to a nearby clinic and get it done.

Best regard.