Results 261 to 270 of about 34,076 (280)

A case study using larval therapy in the community setting

British Journal of Nursing, 2004
This article discusses the use of larval therapy by district nurses in wound bed preparation in the community. A case study is presented of a patient with a persistently necrotic and painful anterior tibial wound post-fasciotomy. The case study offers an insight into the practicalities involved in the use of larvae as effective and safe debriders of ...
K Margaret, MacDougall, Fiona R T, Rodgers   +1 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Management of a diabetic foot ulcer using larval therapy

Nursing Standard, 2001
Diabetic foot ulcers should be treated to maintain health status, improve quality of life, reduce the number of amputations and lower costs. Many centres that treat diabetic foot ulcers use a multidisciplinary team approach, which comprises medical staff, nurses, podiatrists and an orthotist.
A, Knowles, A, Findlow, N, Jackson
openaire   +2 more sources

Evaluating the benefits of larval therapy

Nursing Standard, 2002
This article examines the benefits of larval therapy through reflection and analysis of one patient's experiences with this wound treatment option.
openaire   +1 more source

Larval therapy in the management of wounds

Nursing and Residential Care, 1999
M Courtenay describes the increasing role of larval therapy in wound management, the method of application of larval therapy to wounds and the mechanism by which the treatment works.
openaire   +1 more source

Larval therapy--an effective method of ulcer debridement.

Clinical and experimental dermatology, 2003
Since ancient times, larval therapy has been reputed to help wound healing. Its use has recently been rediscovered and it is now enjoying increasing interest in clinical practice, as well as in research. We have investigated the effects of larval therapy on wounds in an open study of 74 patients with necrotic or sloughy chronic ulcers of different ...
H, Wolff, C, Hansson
openaire   +3 more sources

Larval therapy as a palliative treatment for severe arteriosclerotic gangrene on the feet

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 2009
Larval therapy (LT) is known to be a gentle and effective method for removing necrotic tissue and bacteria and reducing the accompanying unpleasant odour. Ischaemia has been considered a relative contraindication for LT. We report a patient with ischaemia treated with LT.
A, Nordström, C, Hansson, L, Karlström
openaire   +2 more sources

The use of larval therapy to reduce the bacterial load in chronic wounds

Journal of Wound Care, 2012
Objective: To ascertain the effect of larval therapy against bacteria associated with infected chronic wounds, and determine if larvae therapy actively reduces the bacterial load in chronic wounds. Method: An extended literature review was undertaken using online databases: Athens, Medline, EMBASE, British Nursing Index and Allied and Complementary ...
D, Blueman, C, Bousfield
openaire   +2 more sources

Larval therapy in the management of wounds: clinical update

British Journal of Community Nursing, 1999
Larval 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.
openaire   +1 more source

Larval therapy in wound debridement.

Professional nurse (London, England), 1999
The use of larvae (maggots) in wound management was popular in the 1930s. Now the advent of multi-resistant strains of bacteria has led to its reintroduction in some hospitals, when other avenues have been exhausted.
openaire   +1 more source

Larval therapy in the treatment of wounds: case history

Nursing and Residential Care, 1999
Mr 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 ...
openaire   +1 more source