Complications associated with the therapy of negative pressure in the treatment of the diabetic foot ulcers
Abstract
We performed a retrospective study on 68 diabetic patients with foot ulcer treated in Diabetic Foot Unit of Complutense University of Madrid with Negative Pressure Therapy (NPT). The aim of this study is evaluate the possible complications from the use of this therapy. After apply the inclusion and exclusion criteria we obtained a sample of 57 patients. The most common complications observed were haemorrhage, pain, perilesional maceration, necrosis and infection of the ulcer. The most common complication and most easily solvable was perilesional maceration (49.2%). We conclude that negative pressure therapy promotes granulation tissue neoformation and is an efficient and effective therapy for the treatment of neurophatic, ischemic and neuroischemic diabetic foot ulcers.Downloads
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