Health Condition 1: E08-E13- Diabetes mellitus
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Intervention2: Nil: Nil
Sponsors
Department of General Surgery Kasturba medical college MAHE Manipal
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult patients with age greater than 18 years diagnosed with diabetes mellitus with chronic, non- healing wounds or ulcer on foot. Patients requiring VAC therapy as part of their wound management.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with active infections not related to diabetes, example- Acute surgical wounds, burns. Patient with known allergies to material used in VAC therapy. Patients with no pre or post VAC wound swab or tissue culture reports.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the bacteriological changes in diabetic wound infection before and after VAC therapy application. Timepoint: To evaluate the bacteriological changes before application of 1st cycle of VAC and after last cycle of VAC in diabetic wound infection before and after VAC therapy application. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine the types of bacteria present in diabetic wounds before VAC therapy.Timepoint: To determine the types of bacteria present in diabetic wounds before VAC therapy- Baseline. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Narendra Ballal
Kasturba Medical College, MAHE, Manipal
Outcome results
None listed