Evaluation of the low-level laser therapy application parameters for skin burn treatment in experimental model: a systematic review
| Autor: | Patricia Brassolatti, Paulo Sérgio Bossini, Albaiza Nicoletti Otterço, Ana Laura Martins de Andrade, Nivaldo Antonio Parizotto |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment Dermatology Cochrane Library 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Laser therapy medicine Animals Humans Medical physics Total energy Low-Level Light Therapy Low level laser therapy Skin Protocol (science) Wound Healing Experimental model business.industry Burn treatment 030206 dentistry Evaluation Studies as Topic Pulsed mode Surgery business Burns |
| Zdroj: | Lasers in medical science. 33(5) |
| ISSN: | 1435-604X |
| Popis: | Burn is defined as a traumatic injury of thermal origin, which affects the organic tissue. Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has gained great prominence as a treatment in this type of injury; however, the application parameters are still controversial in the literature. The aims of this study were to review the literature studies that use LLLT as a treatment in burns conducted in an experimental model, discuss the main parameters used, and highlight the benefits found in order to choose an appropriate therapeutic window to be applied in this type of injury. The selection of the studies related to the theme was carried out in the main databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, LILACS, Web of Science, and Scopus in the period from 2001 to 2017). Subsequently, the articles were then chosen that fell within the inclusion criteria previously established. In the end, 22 were evaluated, and the main parameters were presented. The analyzed studies presented both LLLT use in continuous and pulsed mode. Differences between the parameters used (power, fluence, and total energy) were observed. In addition, the protocols are distinct as to the type of injury and the number of treatment sessions. Among the results obtained by the authors are the improvements in the local microcirculation and cellular proliferation; however, a study reported no effects with LLLT as a treatment. LLLT is effective in accelerating the healing process. However, there is immense difficulty in establishing the most adequate protocol, due to the great discrepancy found in the applied dosimetry values. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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