Abstract
Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is frequently employed in the treatment of complex wounds. A variety of wound chemotherapeutic agents such as insulin, which acts as a growth factor, may prove helpful in treatment as well. We present a case report in which insulin was used as a chemotherapeutic agent in continuous-instillation NPWT. To our knowledge, this is the first report in the literature describing this method of delivery.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 820-824 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2010 |
Keywords
- Diabetic foot ulcers
- Insulin
- Negative pressure wound therapy
- Wound chemotherapy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Internal Medicine
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Bioengineering
- Biomedical Engineering