Does negative pressure wound therapy with irrigation improve clinical outcomes? A randomized clinical trial in patients with diabetic foot infections - 27/09/20
, Kathryn E. Davis a, Javier La Fontaine a, J. David Farrar b, Kavita Bhavan c, Orhan K. Oz d, Peter A. Crisologo a, e, ⁎ 
Abstract |
Aim |
To compare the efficacy of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) with and without irrigation with 0.1% polyhexanide-betaine.
Methods |
We randomized 150 subjects in a 16-week RCT to compare healing in patients with diabetic foot infections. NPWT delivered at 125 mm Hg continuous pressure. NPWT-I were administered at 30 cc per hour.
Results |
There were no differences clinical treatment or outcomes: wound area after surgery (18.5 ± 19.0 vs. 13.4 ± 11.1 cm2, p = 0.50), duration of antibiotics (39.7 ± 21.0 vs. 38.0 ± 24.6 days, p = 0.40), number of surgeries (2.3 ± 0.67 vs. 2.2 ± 0.59, p = 0.85), duration of NPWT (148.1 ± 170.4 vs. 114.5 ± 135.1 h, p = 0.06), healed wounds (58.7% vs. 60.0%, p = 0.86), time to healing (56.3 ± 31.7 vs. 50.7 ± 27.8, p = 0.53), length of stay (13.8 ± 6.4 vs. 14.5 ± 11.2 days, p = 0.42), re-infection (20.0% vs. 22.7%, p = 0.69, and re-hospitalization (17.3% vs. 18.7, p = 0.83).
Conclusions |
The addition of irrigation to NPWT did not change clinical outcomes in patients with diabetic foot infections.
Clinical trial number |
NCT02463487, ClinicalTrials.gov.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Highlights |
• | Negative pressure wound therapy is common in treatment of diabetic foot infections |
• | No current comparison between NPWT with or without irrigation in foot infections |
• | Addition of irrigation to NPWT did not change clinical outcomes in these patients |
Keywords : Infection, Diabetes, Ulcer, Negative pressure wound therapy, Amputation, Osteomyelitis
Plan
Vol 220 - N° 4
P. 1076-1082 - octobre 2020 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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