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17651226

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-7-26
pubmed:abstractText
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a leading cause of morbidity and hospitalisation among patients with diabetes. We analysed claims data for Medicare part B diabetic foot ulcer patients treated with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy at home (N = 1135) and diabetic foot ulcer patients from a published meta-analysis of randomised controlled wet-to-moist therapy. The expected costs of care for the two treatments were also compared. A significantly greater proportion of wounds treated with NPWT achieved a successful treatment endpoint compared with wet-to-moist therapy at both 12 weeks (39.5% versus 23.9%; P < 0.001) and 20 weeks (46.3% versus 32.8%; P < 0.001). NPWT-treated patients reached a successful wound treatment endpoint more rapidly, and the benefit was apparent in all wound sizes. Expected 20-week treatment costs for NPWT were similar to those for wet-to-moist therapy if one nursing visit per day for the latter is assumed but 42% less if two nursing visits per day are made. Thus, NPWT may improve the proportion of DFUs that attain a successful wound treatment endpoint and decrease resource utilisation by a given health care system compared with standard wet-to-moist therapy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1742-4801
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
103-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
A comparison of diabetic foot ulcer outcomes using negative pressure wound therapy versus historical standard of care.
pubmed:affiliation
Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Scott and White Hospital, Temple, TX 78628, USA. llavery@swmail.sw.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't