Abstract | BACKGROUND: Foot ulceration is thought to affect 15% of people with diabetes at some time in their lives. OBJECTIVES: SEARCH STRATEGY: Searches of electronic databases, hand searching journals, bibliographies and identification of unpublished work by written communication with recognised experts in the diabetic foot. SELECTION CRITERIA: Randomised controlled trials evaluating a method of debridement in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. The outcome had to include either complete healing or rate of healing. There was no restriction on articles/trials based on language or publication status. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Data extraction and assessment of study quality were undertaken by one reviewer and checked by an Editor of the Wounds Group. MAIN RESULTS: REVIEWER'S CONCLUSIONS:
|
Authors | J Smith |
Journal | The Cochrane database of systematic reviews
(Cochrane Database Syst Rev)
Issue 4
Pg. CD003556
( 2002)
ISSN: 1469-493X [Electronic] England |
PMID | 12519603
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Meta-Analysis, Review, Systematic Review)
|
Chemical References |
|
Topics |
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Debridement
(methods)
- Diabetic Foot
(surgery, therapy)
- Humans
- Hydrogels
(therapeutic use)
- Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
|