Contemporary Nursing

Objective To explore the clinical efficacy of short-wave ultraviolet therapy device in oral mucositis (OM) in children with tumors. Methods A total of 100 children with tumors who received chemotherapy and developed OM in our hospital from January 2023 to December 2023 were selected as the research subjects. According to the random number table method, they were divided into an observation group and a control group, with 50 cases in each group. The control group used conventional treatment methods. On this basis, the observation group additionally used ZYY-9 enhanced short-wave ultraviolet therapy device for irradiation treatment. The main observation indicators included the disappearance time of pain, the reduction and healing time of ulcer area, and the cure rate of OM. Results The disappearance time of pain in the observation group (4.77±0.61 days) was significantly earlier than that in the control group (7.09±1.04 days), and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.001). The ulcer area reduction time (7.22±1.89 days) and healing time (9.22±3.04 days) in the observation group were significantly earlier than those in the control group (10.28±2.33 days and 6.13±2.58 days, respectively), and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.001). The OM cure rate in the observation group was 80.00%, which was significantly higher than 60.00% in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Short-wave ultraviolet therapy device shows significant clinical efficacy in the treatment of OM in children with tumors, which can significantly shorten the time for pain disappearance and ulcer healing, improve the OM cure rate, and has good safety. This method has important application value in clinical practice.

Short-wave ultraviolet therapy device; Oral mucositis; Children with tumors; Chemotherapy complications; Clinical efficacy