Abstract
This study was a prospective cohort study to evaluate negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) with low pressure and a gauze dressing to treat diabetic foot wounds. Thirty patients with diabetic foot wounds were consented to a prospective study to evaluate wound closure and complications to evaluate NPWT with low pressure (80 mmHg) and a gauze dressing interface (EZCare, Smith and Nephew) for up to 5 weeks. NPWT was changed 3 times a week. Study subjects were evaluated once a week for adverse events and wound measurements. Of study subjects, 43% attained at least a 50% wound area reduction after 4 weeks of therapy. Our results suggest that a high rate of wound closure could be expected with low pressure and a gauze interface.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 346-349 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2014 |
Keywords
- Amputation
- Diabetes
- Infection
- Negative pressure
- Ulceration
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Internal Medicine
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Bioengineering
- Biomedical Engineering