Intraoperative Application of Cold Atmospheric Plasma Reduces Inguinal Wound Healing Disorders-A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT: Background: Inguinal wound healing disorders have been a relevant problem in the surgical treatment of peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAD) for decades with reported rates of up to 30%. Despite the otherwise diverse innovations in vascular surgery, there are hardly any improvements in this area, on the contrary, comorbidities such as obesity, as relevant risk factors, continue to increase. The application of cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) has in turn shown promise in approaches for the treatment of chronic wounds, we therefore evaluated the potential reduction in inguinal wound healing disorders through the intraoperative application of CAP. Methods: We carried out a pilot study including 50 patients with a high risk for inguinal wound healing disorders that underwent a

SUBMITTER: Werra UEM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12608202 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature