Table 4.
Evaluation of the CVU regarding the need of dressing change in experimental and control groups
| Variable | Evaluation | Group | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EG (n = 27) | CG (n = 26) | |||||
| n | % | n | % | |||
| Outcomes (%) | Complete wound healing | 8 | 29.6 | 7 | 26.9 | p (1) = 0.287 |
| Hospital Discharge for time** | 19 | 70.4 | 19 | 73.1 | ||
| Dressing changes in 180 days: Mean ± SD (Median) | 18.33 ± 11.78 (20.00) | 55.24 ± 25.81 (66.00) | p (2) < 0.001* | |||
| Period, in days, of the dressing’s adhesion (without change): | ||||||
| 1 to 3 | – | – | 26 | 100.0 | p (3) < 0.001* | |
| 4 to 30 | 19 | 70.4 | – | – | ||
| 31 to 60 | 05 | 18.5 | – | – | ||
| 61 to 90 | 02 | 7.4 | – | – | ||
| 91 to 120 | 01 | 3.7 | – | – | ||
n = Absolute number of Chronic Venous Ulcer (CVU)
EG experimental group using the bacterial cemiulose, gel and film associated, CG control group
*Statisticamiy significant difference (p < 0.05); 1Pearson Chi-squared test; 2Mann-Whitney test; 3Fisher’s exact test
**Patients reached the 180th day of evaluation