ArticleInternational wound journal2019
Survey of patients of the Tver region of Russia regarding maggots and maggot therapy.
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- Pain Assessment in Patients Undergoing Maggot Debridement Therapy in the Process of Local Treatment of Chronic Wounds.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Variables Associated with Attitudes toward Biodebridement UsingHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Larval Wound Therapy: Possibilities and Potential Limitations-A Literature Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Nurses' Readiness to Undertake Controlled Negative Pressure Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Wounds-Research Report.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Perception and Readiness to Undertake Maggot Debridement Therapy with the Use ofInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Perceived stress and readiness to undertake biodebridement in the group of nurses undertaking prevention and treatment of chronic wounds.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Radiofrequency ablation of varicose veins in combination with ultrasonic-assisted wound debridement and platelet-rich plasma as well as platelet-rich fibrin technologies in treatment of lower extremity venous ulcers in office-based surgery.The Pan African medical journal · 2022Article
- Survey of patients of the Tver region of Russia regarding maggots and maggot therapy.International wound journal · 2019Article
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The 21st century is seeing a resurgence in the use of maggot therapy-using the physical and biochemical benefits of fly larvae to debride and heal chronic, problematic wounds. Maggots are repulsive to many people, and this could interfere with the acceptance of this modality. Before instituting a maggot therapy programme at our institution, we sought to better understand the psychological barriers that may exist among patients in the Tver region of Russia. Between 2014 and 2016, all patients with arterial insufficiency and trophic ulcers at City Clinical Hospital No. 7 in Tver were administered a survey consisting of six images. Subjects were asked to rank the images in the order of least to most repulsive or disgusting. A total of 576 subjects were recruited for this study: 414 (72%) women and 162 (28%) men. Nearly 60% of subjects considered the images of maggots to be more repulsive than images of gangrenous wounds. This finding is significant because it indicates that much education and support will need to be conducted to address patient fears and anxiety if patients are to be comfortable with a maggot therapy programme.
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