EFEKTIVITAS PENGGUNAAN ZINC CREAM DAN HYALURONIC ACID TERHADAP PENYEMBUHAN LUKA KRONIK DI KLINIK PERAWATAN LUKA BOGOR

Chronic wound is the healing period after a predetermined time in the process of physiological wound healing. However, wounds can be healed with proper wound care. In chronic wound care for the wound healing process, zinc cream and hyaluronic acid can be used. To find out how effective zinc cream and hyaluronic acid are for chronic wound healing. The research design is in the form of a quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design approach, namely this design is carried out with initial measurements through the pretest, then given an action or intervention, after which it is continued by giving a posttest. The sampling technique used is total sampling with a sample of 30 respondents. The research instrument used was the BWAT sheet. The statistical test used is the paired sample t-test. The research results obtained an average pre-test BWAT score of 36.37 ± 7,690 and a post-test of 24.17 ± 5,408. The results showed that there was a difference between the BWAT scores before and after being given zinc cream and hyaluronic acid with a p-value of 0.000 (p<0.05). After using zinc cream and hyaluronic acid for chronic wound healing, a p-value of 0.000 (p<0.05) was obtained, so zinc cream and hyaluronic acid were effective as chronic wound care at the Bogor wound care clinic. Patients with chronic wounds are expected to be able to use zinc cream and hyaluronic acid as one of the efforts in the process of treatment especially chronic wound