COMPARISON BETWEEN NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY VERSUS STANDARD WOUND CARE IN DIABETIC FOOT PATIENTS AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
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Keywords
diabetic ulcer, Negative Pressure Wound Therapy, Standard Wound Care, Diabetic foot ulcer
Abstract
Background: Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are one of the most common and disabling diabetes mellitus related complications which result in significant morbidity and even amputation.
Objective: The purpose of this research is to establish the effectiveness of NPWT with that of SWC in the management of DFUs in a tertiary care hospital.
Study Design: This is a randomized controlled trial.
Duration and Place of the Study: This study was undertaken in Department of General Surgery, Combined Military Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan over a period of Six Months from 01st Dec 2022 to 30th, May 2023.
Material and Methods: A total 92 diabetic foot patients with DFUs were included in the study. Patients were divided into two groups, NPWT and SWC, by a simple random technique. The main assessment tools were the time to complete wound healing, the rate of wound healing, the decrease in the size of the wound, and the occurrence of complications. Secondary end points focused on the satisfaction of the patient and the quality of life.
Results: A total of 92 patients with diabetic foot ulcers were enrolled and randomized into two groups: The number of patients in the NPWT group was 46 and in the SWC group 46. The mean age was 58.4 ± 10.3 years for the NPWT group and 58.8 ± 10.1 years for the SWC group (p= 0.78). Gender distribution was also similar with 60.9% males in the NPWT group and 58.7% in the SWC group (p= 0.84). The duration of diabetes was 15.2 ± 5.6 years for NPWT and 15.4 ± 5.4 years for SWC (p=0.89).
Conclusion: NPWT is superior to SWC in the diabetic foot patients as it facilitates the healing process and shortens the time taken to heal the wound. It also leads to improved satisfaction levels among the patients and better quality of life of the patients as well.
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Rashid Zahid Ali
Resident FCPS General Surgery, Combined Military Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Khurram Bajwa
Consultant General Surgeon, Combined Military Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Bilal Elahi
Consultant General Surgeon, Bolan Medical Complex Hospital, Quetta, Pakistan.
Qaiser Haral
Resident FCPS General Surgery, Combined Military Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Arwah Mansoor
Resident FCPS General Surgery, Combined Military Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Shakeel Akbar
Consultant General Surgeon, Bolan Medical Complex Hospital, Quetta, Pakistan.