Treatment of pressure ulcers with larvae of Lucilia sericata

Polat, Erdal; Kutlubay, ZEKAYİ; Sirekbasan, Serhat; Gokalp, Hilal; Akarirmak, ZEYNEP

doi:10.5606/tftrd.2017.851

Treatment of pressure ulcers with larvae of Lucilia sericata

Polat E., Kutlubay Z., Sirekbasan S., Gokalp H., Akarirmak U.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, cilt.63, sa.4, ss.307-312, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 63 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2017
Doi Numarası: 10.5606/tftrd.2017.851
Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.307-312
Anahtar Kelimeler: Decubitus ulcer, Lucilia sericata larvae, Maggot debridement therapy, MAGGOT THERAPY
Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the use of the Lucilia sericata larvae in patients with decubitus ulcers resistant to hyperbaric oxygen treatment, vacuum-assisted closure, surgical debridement, and other conventional therapies.