Resumen

FARRE ESCOFET, Cristina; GONZALEZ DELAURENS, Cristina  y  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 02-Mayo-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.

Palabras clave : Diabetic foot; negative pressure wound therapy; wounds; foot ulcer.

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