Conventional Dressings versus Vacuum-Assisted Closure and Hydrojel Dressing in the Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Prospective Case–Control Study
Conventional Dressings versus Vacuum-Assisted Closure and Hydrojel Dressing
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https://doi.org/10.70284/njirm.v8i3.1261Keywords:
diabetic foot ulcer, infections, conventional dressings, VAC (vacuum-assisted closure), wound closure, hydrojelAbstract
Comparison between conventional dressings, vacuum assisted dressing and hydrojel dressing in the healing of diabetic foot ulcerations in terms of healing duration. Method: Randomized case–control study enrolling 60 patients, divided into three groups. Group A [patients treated with VAC] and Group B [patients treated with conventional dressings] and Group C [hydrojel dressing] with an equal number of patients in each group. Diabetic foot ulcers were treated until wound closure, either spontaneously, surgically, or until completion of the 8-week period. [Ravi S NJIRM 2017; 8(3):130-134]
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