Comparison of the effect of negative pressure wound therapy with topical insulin application on wound healing in diabetic foot wounds versus NPWT alone

M Nandeesh; T K Anitha; Shaik Mohammed Waseem

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS1.7644

Comparison of the effect of negative pressure wound therapy with topical insulin application on wound healing in diabetic foot wounds versus NPWT alone

https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS1.7644

Authors

Nandeesh M Associate professor, Department of General surgery, East Point College of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Bangalore-560049
Anitha TK Associate professor, Department of Microbiology, East Point College of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Bangalore-560049
Shaik Mohammed Waseem Senior Resident, Department of surgery, East Point College of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Bangalore-560049

Keywords:

Diabetic foot, Type II diabetes mellitus, topical insulin, NPWT, BWAT scores

Abstract

Introduction: Diabetic foot is an important and devastating complication of the Type II diabetes mellitus. This study was mainly undertaken to study the combination of NPWT along with topical insulin application and its effect on wound healing when compared to NPWT alone. Material and Methods: A prospective interventional study was undertaken in the Department of Surgery, Bengaluru. A total of 100 patients were divided equally between the two groups where one group received NPWT alone and another group received NPWT with topical insulin. The wounds in both the experimental and control groups were opened on the 7^th, 15^th and 30^th day and compared using the BATES - JENSEN WOUND ASSESSMENT TOOL. The details were collected by using a predesigned proforma and analysed using Statistical Package for Social Services (SPSS ver 20). Results: Majority of the patients in both experimental and control groups were aged more than 60 years and were males. There was no statistically significant difference between the NPWT alone and NPWT with topical insulin groups.

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Published

21-05-2022

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Nandeesh, M., Anitha, T. K., & Waseem, S. M. (2022). Comparison of the effect of negative pressure wound therapy with topical insulin application on wound healing in diabetic foot wounds versus NPWT alone. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S1), 11482–11487. https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS1.7644

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Vol. 6 No. S1 (2022)

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