The use of NPWT in combination with silver dressing in diabetic foot syndrome – case report

Patients with diabetes mellitus are at increased risk of angiopathy, neuropathy and infection compared with healthy individuals and that may lead to foot disorders. Treatment is difficult challenging and if it is not successful it often run to lower limbs amputations. We present case report of 63 ye...

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Main Authors:	Dominik Andrzej Walczak, Rajmund Jaguścik, Karolina Ptasińska, Leokadia Kozaczek, Piotr Wojciech Trzeciak
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Medigent Foundation 2014-12-01
Series:	Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Journal
Online Access:	https://www.npwtj.com/index.php/npwtj/article/view/5

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spelling	doaj-4479fc65ccfb4027a0127e04061794c82020-11-25T01:02:57ZengMedigent FoundationNegative Pressure Wound Therapy Journal2392-02972014-12-011110.18487/npwtj.v1i1.55The use of NPWT in combination with silver dressing in diabetic foot syndrome – case reportDominik Andrzej Walczak0Rajmund Jaguścik1Karolina Ptasińska2Leokadia Kozaczek3Piotr Wojciech Trzeciak1) Department of General Surgery, John Paul II Memorial Hospital, Belchatow, Poland 2) Department of Experimental Surgery, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, PolandDepartment of General Surgery, John Paul II Memorial Hospital, Belchatow, PolandDepartment of General Surgery, John Paul II Memorial Hospital, Belchatow, PolandDepartment of General Surgery, John Paul II Memorial Hospital, Belchatow, PolandPatients with diabetes mellitus are at increased risk of angiopathy, neuropathy and infection compared with healthy individuals and that may lead to foot disorders. Treatment is difficult challenging and if it is not successful it often run to lower limbs amputations. We present case report of 63 years old man after amputation of big toe and part of metatarsus due to diabetic foot syndrome, successfully treated with negative pressure wound therapy in combination with silver dressing. The literature regarding this issue was also reviewed.https://www.npwtj.com/index.php/npwtj/article/view/5
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author	Dominik Andrzej Walczak Rajmund Jaguścik Karolina Ptasińska Leokadia Kozaczek Piotr Wojciech Trzeciak
spellingShingle	Dominik Andrzej Walczak Rajmund Jaguścik Karolina Ptasińska Leokadia Kozaczek Piotr Wojciech Trzeciak The use of NPWT in combination with silver dressing in diabetic foot syndrome – case report Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Journal
author_facet	Dominik Andrzej Walczak Rajmund Jaguścik Karolina Ptasińska Leokadia Kozaczek Piotr Wojciech Trzeciak
author_sort	Dominik Andrzej Walczak
title	The use of NPWT in combination with silver dressing in diabetic foot syndrome – case report
title_short	The use of NPWT in combination with silver dressing in diabetic foot syndrome – case report
title_full	The use of NPWT in combination with silver dressing in diabetic foot syndrome – case report
title_fullStr	The use of NPWT in combination with silver dressing in diabetic foot syndrome – case report
title_full_unstemmed	The use of NPWT in combination with silver dressing in diabetic foot syndrome – case report
title_sort	use of npwt in combination with silver dressing in diabetic foot syndrome – case report
publisher	Medigent Foundation
series	Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Journal
issn	2392-0297
publishDate	2014-12-01
description	Patients with diabetes mellitus are at increased risk of angiopathy, neuropathy and infection compared with healthy individuals and that may lead to foot disorders. Treatment is difficult challenging and if it is not successful it often run to lower limbs amputations. We present case report of 63 years old man after amputation of big toe and part of metatarsus due to diabetic foot syndrome, successfully treated with negative pressure wound therapy in combination with silver dressing. The literature regarding this issue was also reviewed.
url	https://www.npwtj.com/index.php/npwtj/article/view/5
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The use of NPWT in combination with silver dressing in diabetic foot syndrome – case report

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