Study the Effectiveness of Vacuum Assisted Closure Therapy in the Healing of Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcer

Abstract

Aim: To determine the effectiveness of vacuum assisted closure(vac) therapy in the healing of chronic diabetic foot ulcer. Methodology: A prospective study was conducted among the patients who were admitted and treated for diabetic foot ulcer in Saveetha Medical College And Hospital over a period of 6 months from January 2021 to June 2021. There were about 15 patients admitted and treated for the same. Results: An aggregate of 15 patients were remembered for the review. Among them 62% (n=9) were male and 38% (n=6). Age range was from 30 to 70 years with a mean age of 50 ± 9.75 years. The recurrence of VAC dressing change was following 24-48 hours for 75% (n=11) wounds, like clockwork for 15% (n=4) wounds. Larger part of patients (92.5%, n=13) don't need extra debridement over the span of VAC treatment. Normal decrease in injury region noticed was 11.4 ± 4.55 cm2 (territory, 3.4 to 38.6cm2) and the normal season of recuperating noticed was 21.75±10.55 days (range, 14 to 4 days). Conclusion: VAC treatment is exceptionally powerful and helpful in the treatment of diabetic foot disease and ulcers and plays an authoritative part upgrading granulation tissue arrangement, wound size decrease, recuperating of twisted in lesser time.