Treatment of Diabetic Foot Wounds by Negative Pressure Lavage with Traditional Chinese Medicine
Ma Li-ren, Luo Xiu-rong
Department of Peripheral Vessels, Pingdingshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Henan Province, Pingdingshan (467000), China
Abstract:
Objective To observe the clinical effect of negative pressure lavage with traditional Chinese medicine in treatment of diabetic foot wounds. Methods Sixty patients with diabetic foot were randomly divided into observation group (n=30) and control group (n=30). The patients in observation group were given conventional basic treatment and negative pressure lavage with traditional Chinese medicine, and the patients in control group were given routine basic treatment for 21 d. The whole blood white blood cell count (WBC), C-reactive protein (CRP), wound area change, wound reduction rate, dressing times and the changes in the symptoms of the local wounds were observed in the two groups. Results The short-term efficacy results showed that the total effective rate of the observation group was 96.67%, which was significantly higher than that of the control group (90%) (P<0.05). The scores of the wounds in the two groups were compared before and after treatment, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). After treatment, the observation indexes of WBC, CRP, wound area and dressing times were (5.86±1.37) 109/L, (4.59±1.10) mg/L, (5.81±2.01) cm2 and (5.33±0.92), which were significantly lower than those of the control group, and the wound reduction rate after treatment [(25.06±5.91)%] was significantly higher than that of the control group. Conclusion The clinical application of negative pressure lavage with traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of diabetic foot wounds can significantly shorten the wound healing time, improve the healing rate, reduce the number of dressing changes and the workload of medical staff, and alleviate the pain of changing dressing. It has its own characteristics and advantages in treatment, and it is worthy of further clinical application.
