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Cold Atmospheric Plasma in Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers |
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PP: 15-20 |
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doi:10.18576/ijtfst/140103
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Riyam A. Hammudi,
Mustafa A. Mahmood,
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Abstract |
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| Diabetic foot ulcers are a significant clinical problem with a high risk of morbidity and mortality. The clinical approach of these patients should be urgently evaluated in a multidisciplinary manner by a well-equipped team, the underlying factors causing the ulcer should be revealed, and these factors should be corrected in addition to general wound care principles. Cold atmospheric plasma is an essential step towards new therapeutic methods in medicine. Plasma is a new tool for sterilisation and treatment of wounds compared to conventional treatment methods. From September 2019 to March 2021, the pilot study was carried out at the Baghdad Medical College, Iraq. Individuals with diabetic foot ulcers who had Cold Atmospheric Plasma (CAP) treatment, and a delayed healing period were part of the study. Four patients, with an average age of 63.26 years, participated in the pilot study. A mean healing delay of 17 months, ranging from 11 to 20 months, was associated with peripheral arterial disease, which affected 50% of the individuals. The healing of ulcers took an average of 7.5 weeks. In all cases, no adverse effects were linked to the application of CAP. These preliminary results suggest that applying CAP to non-healing diabetic foot wounds is a safe and effective treatment option. It is concluded that using CAP in treating wounds is advanced and very promising, presenting satisfactory results that demonstrate its effectiveness. It has been shown that with its use, healing occurs more quickly compared to cases in which it was not applied.
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