Negative pressure wound therapy and other new therapies for diabetic foot ulceration: the current state of play.
review · Level V
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Abstract
As of 2012, the number of people with diabetes is increasing in every country, and half of the people with diabetes do not know they are afflicted with the malady.1 Furthermore, it is believed that every 20 seconds a lower limb is lost around the world because of complications related to diabetes.6 In a short period, NPWT has transformed wound care across the globe, and other technologies are beginning to emerge that may provide clinicians with the tools necessary for identifying wounds at risk for delayed healing and recurrence. The future of diabetic limb salvage will rely heavily on these and other advances.
Medical subject headings
- Diabetic Foot
- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy
- Wound Healing