Abstract

FARRE ESCOFET, Cristina; GONZALEZ DELAURENS, Cristina  and  MARTINEZ CASTILLEJO, Jéssica. Use of negative pressure therapy in a complex diabetic foot wound: A clinical case report. Gerokomos [online]. 2022, vol.33, n.1, pp.63-66.  Epub May 02, 2022. ISSN 1134-928X.

Diabetes mellitus is a major problem for the world population that has been increasing over the last decades. The objective is describing the evolution of a diabetic foot ulcer with tendon exposure under treatment with negative pressure therapy. A clinical case related to a traumatic wound in a patient with diabetes mellitus is described using nursing methodology. Wound treatment was initiated following the evidence-based wound clinical guidelines with negative pressure therapy recommendations and the objectives and interventions of the multidisciplinary team were established, achieving complete closure of the wound by second intention.

Keywords : Diabetic foot; negative pressure wound therapy; wounds; foot ulcer.

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