Diabetic Foot Ulcers Treated with Becaplermin and TheraGauze, a Moisture-Controlling Smart Dressing
| Autor: | Patrick S. Agnew, Adam S. Landsman, Robert M. Joseph, Robert D. Galiano, Lawrence Charles Parish |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Administration Topical Becaplermin law.invention Young Adult Prospective analysis Randomized controlled trial law medicine Humans Prospective Studies Prospective cohort study Aged Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Wound Healing business.industry Follow up studies Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Bandages Diabetic foot Diabetic Foot Recombinant Proteins Surgery Treatment Outcome Multicenter study Angiogenesis Inducing Agents Drug Therapy Combination Female Wound closure business Follow-Up Studies medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 100:155-160 |
| ISSN: | 1930-8264 8750-7315 |
| DOI: | 10.7547/1000155 |
| Popis: | Background: It is hypothesized that moisture regulation specific to the area of contact results in local wound conditions more amenable to healing, which would result in faster and more frequent wound closure. TheraGauze is a new polymer-impregnated dressing designed to regulate moisture to a varying degree over the entire surface of a wound. Methods: This prospective, randomized, multicenter study examined outcomes from treatment of diabetic foot ulcers with TheraGauze and TheraGauze in conjunction with becaplermin. We also compared these outcomes with historical data from the literature that used saline-moistened gauze and becaplermin. Results: The rates of wound closure with TheraGauze and TheraGauze + becaplermin were 0.37 and 0.41 cm2/week, respectively (P = .34). The difference between these values was not statistically significant. We also observed high closure rates at 12 weeks (46.2% in both groups) and 20 weeks (61.5% with TheraGauze alone and 69.2% with TheraGauze + becaplermin). These data were also compared with historical data for closure rates (0.18 cm2/week) and percentage of wounds closed using saline-moistened gauze alone and becaplermin with saline-moistened gauze (0.24 cm2/week) from a variety of studies. Conclusions: Wounds in which moisture content was regulated with TheraGauze showed more rapid change in wound area and a higher percentage of wounds achieving closure at 12 and 20 weeks regardless of whether becaplermin was used. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 100(3): 155–160, 2010) |
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