Stress-induced injury is a common complication associated with patients with chronic
critical illness (CCI). Skin-stretching device (
SSD) and vacuum sealing drainage (VSD) technique are 2 approaches that can facilitate wound healing.In the present study, the effect of the concatenated application of the 2 techniques on the phases III and IV stress-induced
injuries in aged patients with CCI was assessed. About 70 patients with CCI with stress-induced
injuries were selected from February 2015 to October 2017. The treatment outcomes of the combined method and VSD method were assessed by comparing their clinicopathologic parameters.The results showed that the combined treatment shortened the average healing duration of
wounds. Moreover, the total area of
pressure sores, incidence of
bleeding, bacteria amount, 28-day cure rate, peripheral
C-reactive protein (CRP) level, and the hospitalization duration were all significantly improved in patients treated with
SSD and VSD. The overall effective rate (97.14%) of patients treated with VSD and
SSD was significantly higher than that (77.14%) in patients treated with VSD.The present study showed that the combined application of VSD and
SSD improved the treatment outcomes of phases III and IV stress-induced
injuries in aged patients with CCI.