Medical Condition Pressure Ulcer

Source:

2009 icd-9-cm diagnosis 707.0 - pressure ulcer

Active Ingredients used for Pressure Ulcer:

Aloe, Arginine

Active Ingredient	Uses based on scientific evidence	Grade*
aloe (aloe vera)	early well-designed studies in humans found no benefit of topical acemannan hydrogel (a component of aloe gel) in the treatment of pressure ulcers.	d
arginine (l-arginine)	studies of arginine for pressure ulcers show mixed results. further research is needed before a conclusion can be drawn.	c

*Key to grades
A: Strong scientific evidence for this use;
B: Good scientific evidence for this use;
C: Unclear scientific evidence for this use;
D: Fair scientific evidence against this use;
F: Strong scientific evidence against this use.