Negative pressure wound therapy for the management of foot wounds in the diabetic population: a review of the literature

Keyphrases

• Non-diabetic 100%
• Foot Wound 100%
• Negative Pressure Wound Therapy 100%
• Randomized Controlled Trial 27%
• Diabetic Foot 27%
• Health Care Services 18%
• National Health Service 18%
• Amputation 18%
• Reduced Time 9%
• Cost-effectiveness 9%
• Healing 9%
• Appraisal Tool 9%
• Blood Supply 9%
• Clinical Efficacy 9%
• Critical Appraisal Skills Programme 9%
• Poor Quality 9%
• Diabetes 9%
• Number of Participants 9%
• Large Volume 9%
• National Guidelines 9%
• Wound Healing 9%
• January 2015 9%
• Psychosocial Effects 9%
• Foot Complications 9%
• Care Methods 9%
• Wound Type 9%
• Objective Outcome Measure 9%
• Time to Healing 9%
• Negative Pressure 9%
• Methodological Flaws 9%
• Gangrene 9%
• Open Wound 9%
• Wound Care 9%
• CONSORT Statement 9%
• Material Cost 9%
• Exudates 9%
• Inpatient Care 9%
• Method Research 9%
• Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) 9%
• Cost of Care 9%
• Small Cohorts 9%
• Patient-relevant Outcome 9%
• Diabetic Wound Healing 9%
• Wound Cavities 9%
• Relevant Keywords 9%

Nursing and Health Professions

• Vacuum Assisted Closure 100%
• Wound 100%
• Diabetes Mellitus 27%
• Socialized Medicine 18%
• Amputation 18%
• Health Care 18%
• Infection 9%
• Practice Guideline 9%
• Clinical Effectiveness 9%
• Critical Appraisal 9%
• Wound Care 9%
• Wound Healing 9%
• Ulcer 9%
• Gangrene 9%
• Matrix Metalloproteinase 9%
• Diseases 9%
• Cytokine 9%