Quantitative Research DF
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Apr 3, 2024
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The research problem identified in this case is the prolonged healing in diabetic patients with stage 2 or 3 pressure ulcers. This study aims to analyze the healing times of low-pressure pulsatile lavage compared to the standardized treatment using antibiotic creams and daily dressing changes. The research question is, "Does low-pressure pulsatile lavage minimize the healing period for diabetic patients with stage 2 and 3 pressure ulcers in addition to standard treatment?" Applying low-pressure pulsatile lavage to a diabetic patient with a stage 2 or stage 3 pressure ulcer would be the intervention. The independent variable is the standard use of daily dressing changes, antibiotic creams, and the use of
low-pressure pulsatile lavage. The dependent variable is the time it takes to heal a stage 2 or 3 diabetic pressure ulcer. The conceptual framework is that using low-pressure pulsatile lavage in addition to standard diabetic wound treatment for stage 2 or stage 3 diabetic pressure ulcers will decrease the wound healing time. Several factors promote wound healing in addition to standard wound care. Low-
pressure pulsatile lavage aids in an adequate healing process but may not be able to remove the foreign particles and the bacteria (Gupta et al., 2021). The research design best suited for this study would be a randomized control trial. This type of design involves randomly assigning participants to one or more groups: a control group that receives a standard treatment and an experimental group that receives the intervention under test, in this case the low pressure pulsatile lavage. Randomized control trials are regarded as the gold standard when assessing the effectiveness of interventions and treatments in medicine (Wong et al., 2024).
Gupta, R., Sharma, A. R., Singhal, A., Shail, S., & Masih, G. D. (2021). Concepts in wound irrigation of open fractures: ‘where we came from, and where are we now? Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma
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, 101638. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcot.2021.101638
Wong, L.-Y., Li, Y., Elliott, I. A., Backhus, L. M., Berry, M. F., Shrager, J. B., & Oh, D. S. (2024). Randomized controlled trials in lung cancer surgery: How are we doing? JTCVS Open
. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2024.01.008
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