Negative pressure wound therapy with low pressure and gauze dressings to treat diabetic foot wounds

Lawrence A. Lavery; Douglas P. Murdoch; Paul J. Kim; Javier La Fontaine; Gaurav Thakral; Kathryn E. Davis

doi:10.1177/1932296813519012

Negative pressure wound therapy with low pressure and gauze dressings to treat diabetic foot wounds

Lawrence A. Lavery, Douglas P. Murdoch, Paul J. Kim, Javier La Fontaine, Gaurav Thakral, Kathryn E. Davis

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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)
Pages (from-to)	346-349
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology
Volume	8
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1932296813519012
State	Published - Mar 2014

Keywords

Amputation
Diabetes
Infection
Negative pressure
Ulceration

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Internal Medicine
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Bioengineering
Biomedical Engineering

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