Preliminary evidence using negative pressure wound therapy to achieve limb salvage for the ischemic diabetic foot

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How to cite this article: Fang JCC, Chen YT, Chang YS, Shen JH, Chen ML, Chang CC. Preliminary evidence using negative pressure wound therapy to achieve limb salvage for the ischemic diabetic foot. Plast Aesthet Res 2016;3:378-83.Aim: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) has been discussed in several studies, but without a focus on peripheral arterial disease (PAD), which is a common comorbidity. This study aims to investigate the feasibility of NPWT in the treatment of DFU with PAD in regards to limb salvage and the clinical course. Methods: The authors retrospectively collected patients with DFU and PAD diagnosed with either Doppler ultrasound or angiography as the PAD study group. Patients with DFU but no PAD were enrolled as the non-PAD comparison group. NPWT was applied to both PAD and non-PAD subjects. Results: There were 10 patients in the PAD group and 3 patients in the non-PAD group. In the PAD Key words:Negative pressure wound therapy, diabetic foot ulcer, ABSTRACTArticle history: