scholarly journals Nurse Approach in the Treatment of Piabetic Foot Ulcers with the Management of Negative Pressure Therapy

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Astasio Picado Álvaro ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Negative Pressure ◽  
Diabetic Foot ◽  
Bacterial Load ◽  
Foot Ulcers ◽  
Diabetic Foot Ulcers ◽  
Negative Pressure Therapy ◽  
Novel Therapy ◽  
Pressure Therapy ◽  
Advanced Therapy ◽  
Global Increase

The global increase of Diabetes Mellitus represents serious complications for those who suffer from it, the most frequent complications are diabetic foot ulcers and amputations derived from them. Currently, negative pressure therapy (NPT) is used as an advanced therapy for the treatment of this type of ulcers. This novel therapy promises numerous advantages for the nursing approach to patients with diabetic foot ulcers. Therefore, the objective of this narrative review is to prove the effectiveness of the negative pressure therapy as a treatment for diabetic foot ulcers. The search of the articles was carried out in several scientific databases with the help of a searching chain, which combined the keywords and boolean operators. 16 studies were selected, which indicated that NPT as a treatment for diabetic foot ulcers provides benefits such as promoting the formation of granulation tissue, healing and closing of the ulcer in a shorter time, as well as reducing ulcer depth and area and even decreases the bacterial load, the rate of amputations and reulcerations. Hence, NPT is an effective therapy that should be applied to clinical practice

scholarly journals Nurse Approach in the Treatment of Piabetic Foot Ulcers with the Management of Negative Pressure Therapy

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Astasio Picado Álvaro ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Negative Pressure ◽  
Diabetic Foot ◽  
Bacterial Load ◽  
Foot Ulcers ◽  
Diabetic Foot Ulcers ◽  
Negative Pressure Therapy ◽  
Novel Therapy ◽  
Pressure Therapy ◽  
Advanced Therapy ◽  
Global Increase

The global increase of Diabetes Mellitus represents serious complications for those who suffer from it, the most frequent complications are diabetic foot ulcers and amputations derived from them. Currently, negative pressure therapy (NPT) is used as an advanced therapy for the treatment of this type of ulcers. This novel therapy promises numerous advantages for the nursing approach to patients with diabetic foot ulcers. Therefore, the objective of this narrative review is to prove the effectiveness of the negative pressure therapy as a treatment for diabetic foot ulcers. The search of the articles was carried out in several scientific databases with the help of a searching chain, which combined the keywords and boolean operators. 16 studies were selected, which indicated that NPT as a treatment for diabetic foot ulcers provides benefits such as promoting the formation of granulation tissue, healing and closing of the ulcer in a shorter time, as well as reducing ulcer depth and area and even decreases the bacterial load, the rate of amputations and reulcerations. Hence, NPT is an effective therapy that should be applied to clinical practice

scholarly journals Complications associated with the negative pressure therapy in the treatment of the diabetic foot ulcers: Retrospective case series

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. e27-e31
Author(s):  
Sara García Oreja ◽  
Javier Navarro González-Moncayo ◽  
Irene Sanz Corbalán ◽  
Esther García Morales ◽  
Francisco Javier Álvaro Afonso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Negative Pressure ◽  
Diabetic Foot ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Foot Ulcers ◽  
Diabetic Foot Ulcers ◽  
Negative Pressure Therapy ◽  
Retrospective Case ◽  
Pressure Therapy ◽  
Retrospective Case Series

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Negative Pressure Therapy in Diabetic Foot Ulcers with Elevated Protease Activity: A Case Series

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-42
Author(s):  
Valentina Izzo ◽  
Marco Meloni ◽  
Laura Giurato ◽  
Valeria Ruotolo ◽  
Luigi Uccioli
Keyword(s):  
Negative Pressure ◽  
Diabetic Foot ◽  
Protease Activity ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Foot Ulcers ◽  
Diabetic Foot Ulcers ◽  
Negative Pressure Therapy ◽  
Pressure Therapy

Negative Pressure Therapy in the Surgical Treatment of Diabetic Foot

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (7) ◽  
pp. 1648-1651
Author(s):  
Bogdan Mihnea Ciuntu ◽  
Ciprian Vasiluta ◽  
Robert Negru ◽  
Roxana Hultoana ◽  
Roxana Ciuntu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Wall ◽  
Negative Pressure ◽  
Diabetic Foot ◽  
Bacterial Load ◽  
Abdominal Wall Defects ◽  
Negative Pressure Therapy ◽  
Simultaneous Application ◽  
Average Hospital ◽  
Pressure Therapy ◽  
Days Of Therapy

The study aims to assess the significance of negative pressure therapy in the treatment of diabetic foot.The objectives intend to evaluate the healing time required after applying the method and the functional consequences for the patient. A prospective study was conducted on a sample of 37 patients with diabetic foot were monitored their clinical course between September 2014 - April 2017, following negative pressure therapy. There were used vacuum assisted closure devices (VAC � -Hartman) in order to apply negative pressure to the wound, while complying with specified settings (negative pressure, time of use of a kit) in accordance with patients� outcome.There were monitored changes in wound size (planimetric and volumetric measurement), their bacterial load and duration of treatment. Healing was obtained in all cases, to an average hospital stay of 27.3 days and 8 days of therapy application.The negative result of microbial cultures was obtained after an average of 6.45 days by simultaneous application of negative pressure and antibiotic treatment according to the antibiogram. Skin grafts were necessary to close the defect in 4 cases. After basic treatment of the wound, auxiliary methods such as negative pressure contribute to the healing.In patients with diabetic foot who were required surgical intervention, the use of negative pressure therapy yielded a significant benefit in the preservation of the affected limb, after minimal excision.The results we obtained throughout our experience recommend use of NPTW technique as indication for abdominal wall surgery in closing abdominal wall defects, compartment syndrome and surgical site infection after prosthetic mesh.

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