Hydrogen water intake via tube-feeding for patients with pressure ulcer and its reconstructive effects on normal human skin cells in vitro

Table 1 Characteristics of baseline data of PU patients in two groups

Item	Effective group (EG)	Less effective group (LG)
Number of patients	12	10
Age (mean ± SD) at onset	87.9 ± 9.0	85.5 ± 7.3
range	71.0-101.0	73.0-98.0
Gender (male/female)	4/8	8/2
Admission diagnosis
PU	8	7
Tumor	0	1
Pneumonia	4	0
COPD	0	1
CIS	0	1
Hospitalized days (mean ± SD)	113.3 ± 89.6	155.4 ± 92.6
range	32-379	63-335
DESIGN-Rating (mean ± SD) at onset	14.0 ± 5.4	12.7 ± 3.3
Wound size (mean ± SD) at onset	6.9 ± 0.9 cm²	6.3 ± 0.9 cm²
Locations^*
Total	16	12
Back	3	0
Sacrum	3	5
Buttocks	3	2
Ilium	1	3
Greater trochanter	2	1
Thigh	1	0
Knee	1	0
Heel	1	1
Toes	1	0
Stages at onset (number of locations^*)
Stage II	6	4
Stage III	10	8

Abbreviations: PU pressure ulcer, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, CIS cerebral infarction sequela, DESIGN-Rating depth, exudate, size, inflammation/infection, granulation, necrotic tissue.
^*Some patients had multiple locations for pressure ulcers.

ISSN: 2045-9912