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Venous ulceration contaminated by multi-resistant organisms: larval therapy and debridement
Journal of Wound Care, 2013A 72-year-old female with venous insufficiency presented to a hospital based multidisciplinary wound clinic after 20 years of recurrent episodes of venous leg ulcers. Examination showed bilateral leg ulcers with no evidence of arterial insufficiency, but complicated by considerable devitalised tissue, abnormally high bacterial load and the presence of
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Larval therapy in the management of wounds: clinical update
British Journal of Community Nursing, 1999Larval therapy (LT) involves the introduction of sterile blowfly larvae into a wound. Although much remains to be learned about LT, its role in wound management is being increasingly recognized. LT is currently used on a variety of wounds in a number of hospital and community settings throughout the UK.
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Larval therapy in the treatment of wounds: case history
Nursing and Residential Care, 1999Mr Houston is an 84-year-old widower who resides in a privately run nursing home. He has a complex medical history and suffers from emphysema, chronic bronchitis, hypertension, transient ischaemic attacks and had a cerebrovascular accident in 1996. He presented to his local vascular clinic with left-sided chest pain resulting from extensive stenosis ...
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The use of larval therapy in wound management in the UK
Journal of Wound Care, 1999This study identifies hospitals and institutions in the UK using larval therapy, and determines how this therapy is clinically managed in 23 of them. A qualitative approach was adopted, with the collection of documentary evidence and data from semi-structured interviews. Larval therapy is currently used in over 350 hospitals and institutions in the UK
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Larval therapy applied to a large arterial ulcer: an effective outcome
British Journal of Nursing, 2013This article is a review of larval therapy and includes a case study that uses larval therapy in the treatment of complex leg ulcer wounds. Complex wounds require careful management from the multidisciplinary team and present clinicians with intricate challenges to save the limb.
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Use of larval therapy to treat a diabetic patient's pressure ulcer
British Journal of Nursing, 2003This case study reflects on the care of a diabetic patient with an extensive pressure ulcer on the heel. It addresses the issue of the limitations of scope of practice and expertise of the tissue viability nurse with regard to effective treatment of the diabetic foot.
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Radiation therapy‐associated toxicity: Etiology, management, and prevention
Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 2021Kyle Wang
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Larval Therapy for Chronic Cutaneous Ulcers: Historical Review and Future Perspectives.
Wounds : a compendium of clinical research and practice, 2017Cutaneous ulcers tend to become chronic and have a profound impact on quality of life. These wounds may become infected and lead to greater morbidity and even mortality. In the past, larvae (ie, maggots) of certain common flies (Lucilia sericata and Lucilia cuprina) were considered useful in ulcer management because they only remove necrotic tissue ...
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