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Revista Médica de Risaralda
Print version ISSN 0122-0667
Abstract
GIRALDO, Catalina Quilindo; ROMAN, Julián Ramírez and MARTINEZ, Juan Pablo. Negative- pressure therapy as an alternative treatment for managing arterial vascular ulcer of the lower limbs. Revista médica Risaralda [online]. 2020, vol.26, n.1, pp.92-96. ISSN 0122-0667. https://doi.org/10.22517/25395203.21271.
Objective:
To report a case about the use of the Negative-pressure wound therapy as an alternative treatment for arterial vascular ulcers presented in the lower limbs.
Methods:
The patient’s records were reviewed based on her medical history in a tertiary referral care center in Popayan, Colombia. Subsequently, a systematic literature review was conducted through the Pubmed database, ScienceDirect, and Scielo.
Results:
The use of Negative-pressure wound therapy favored the lesion healing process.
Conclusions:
Nowadays, this system is considered as an essential treatment for complex wounds, which represent a major therapeutic challenge.
Keywords : Ulcers; cell proliferation; cicatrization; negative pressure.