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How NPWT Healed a Diabetic Foot Ulcer in 9 Days — Clinical Case Study

About This Diabetic Wound Care Case Study

Management of a Diabetic Foot Ulcer by Using Npwt (Vtg-2901)


Patient Background and Wound Assessment:

First Dressing Application Date: 26/04/2022
Dressing Remove Date: 02/05/2022
Patient Name: Mrs. Jema Mani Sahoo
Patient Age: 47 years (Female)
Wound Type: Infected Diabetic Wound
Exudates Type with Wound Depth: Purulent Slough
Hospital Name: KIIMS Hospital 
Doctor Name: Dr. Niranjan Mohanty
Doctor Speciality: General Surgeon
Clinical Person Name: Mr. Suraj Majhi
Patient Profile: Diagnosis with High Diabetes
Dressing Type/Device: CCNPWT (VTG-2901)
Pressure Range: -125mmHg
Any Major Illness During Therapy: No
Diabetic / Non -Diabetic Diabetic
Supportive Ongoing Treatment Antibiotics & Painkillers
Total Days of Recovery or Treatment Duration 09 Days
Wound Location Dorsal Foot

Clinical Scenario:

A 47-year-old female patient presented to the hospital with an infected open wound on her foot for a known aetiology for a long time. There was a small wound on her left foot. Due to diabetes, the wound got infected quickly and increased in size in a very short time. The wound had a malodorous smell and heavy purulent exudates with a damaged skin layer accommodating necrotic tissues that progressively got bigger and increased maceration in the peri-wound area. After the wound evaluation, the doctor recommended Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) to stimulate rapid wound healing and preparation of the wound bed for primary closure.

NPWT Treatment Protocol and Wound Healing Outcomes:

Before starting CCNPWT (VTG-2901), all precautions were taken. Multiple debridement sessions were performed. After that, CCNPWT therapy was started with static -125mmHg pressure for 9 days. After the initial dressing change, the wound started showing  50% granulation tissue formation, with reduced slough and wound size.
After the second dressing change, there was sufficient tissue granulation on the wound bed, and the wound size was reduced considerably. After this, the wound was considered appropriate for further healing procedures. Therapy was stopped after 9 days of treatment.

Diabetic foot ulcer wound healing progression with NPWT therapy — before and after

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