Flap monitoring with incisional negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in diabetic foot patients.

ABSTRACT: Various types of flaps are considered as reconstructive options for patients with diabetic foot ulcer. However, flap reconstruction for diabetic foot ulcer treatment is particularly challenging because of the relatively limited collateral perfusion in the distal lower extremity. This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of a novel postoperative monitoring procedure implemented in conjunction with negative pressure wound therapy immediately after flap operations for treating diabetic foot. A retrospective analysis was performed on diabetic foot patients who underwent free flaps and perforator flaps from March 2019 through August 2021. The surgical outcomes of interest were the rates of survival and complications. On the third postoperative day, patients underwent computed tomography angi

SUBMITTER: Park JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9489718 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature