ArticleEplasty2011
Maggot debridement: an alternative method for debridement.
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Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.
- Maggot Therapy in Wound Healing: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Effect of Combined Electromagnetic Field and Plantar Flexion Resistance Exercise on Wound Healing in Patients with Venous Leg Ulcers: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Trial
- Effects of two commonly and limited used chemosterilants on Lucilia sericata egg surface sterilization.Parasitology research · 2025Article
- Efficacy of Larval Therapy for Wounds: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Mistreatment with maggot therapy in diabetic foot ulcer causing an amputation.Clinical case reports · 2023Article
- Preliminary evidence supporting a new enzymatic debridement product for use in chronic wounds.International wound journal · 2023Article
- Wound debridement products and techniques: clinical examples and literature review.Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2022Review
- Maggot Therapy as a Part of a Holistic Approach in the Treatment of Multimorbid Patients with Chronic Ulcer.Clinics and practice · 2021Article
- Safety and efficacy of larval therapy on treating leg ulcers: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Crustacean Proteases and Their Application in Debridement.Tropical life sciences research · 2020Article
- Wound Myiasis in Severe Venous Stasis Ulcer.Cureus · 2020Article
- On the Cutting Edge: Wound Care for the Endovascular Specialist.Seminars in interventional radiology · 2018Review
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm hampers murine central wound healing by suppression of vascular epithelial growth factor.International wound journal · 2018Article
- Sarconesin:Frontiers in microbiology · 2018Article
- Maggots in the management of ulcer care.BMJ case reports · 2017Article
- TIME management by medicinal larvae.International wound journal · 2016Review
- Maggot debridement therapy as primary tool to treat chronic wound of animals.Veterinary world · 2016Review
- Cellular and molecular mechanisms of repair in acute and chronic wound healing.The British journal of dermatology · 2015Review
- Clinical challenges of chronic wounds: searching for an optimal animal model to recapitulate their complexity.Disease models & mechanisms · 2014Article
- New techniques for wound debridement.International wound journal · 2013Review
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Authors and funding
2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
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Abstract
unlabelledDebridement is an essential component to promote healing in a problem wound. Several techniques are available including maggot debridement therapy (MDT).
objectiveTo describe the efficacy of MDT for treating problem wound especially diabetic foot ulcers.
methodsThe topic is elucidated from different points of view: the mode of action, when to use, use in a practice, clinical results, and discussing the problem of creating evidence for the clinical effect.
resultsLiterature and own results demonstrate that MDT is a safe method with few side effects. Maggot debridement therapy is as good as or better than conventional often surgical debridement, is more selective than surgical debridement, decreases time to healing and stay of patients in the ward, and may decrease the risk of major amputations. However, the evidence of these effects of MDT on the highest level is presently lacking. A detailed description of how to use MDT in practice is provided including a visual demonstration in a video.
conclusionIn spite of lacking clinical evidence, MDT clinical experience strongly suggests that this technique is effective and safe. It can be used for most types of problem wounds, but our indication is primarily diabetic foot ulcers, because of its selectivity for debriding necrotic dead tissue. It may be a valuable alternative surgical/sharp debridement.
Identifiers
21776326PMC3136394W1531951525What OpenQuestion holds
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