Maggot therapy for nonhealing wounds
Record ID 32014000364
English
Authors' recommendations:
Maggot debridement therapy (MDT), a prescribed treatment for nonhealing necrotic skin and soft tissue wounds, involves the application of disinfected medical grade maggots of the green bottle fly to the open wound, with the goal of debridement of necrotic flesh within nonhealing ulcers and resulting in wound bed preparation for surgical closure or complete healing of the wound.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2013
URL for published report:
The report may be purchased from: http://www.hayesinc.com/hayes/crd/?crd=16064
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
United States
MeSH Terms
- Humans
- Wounds and Injuries
- Wound Healing
- Debridement
Contact
Organisation Name:
HAYES, Inc.
Contact Address:
157 S. Broad Street, Suite 200, Lansdale, PA 19446, USA. Tel: 215 855 0615; Fax: 215 855 5218
Contact Name:
saleinfo@hayesinc.com
Contact Email:
saleinfo@hayesinc.com
Copyright:
2013 Winifred S. Hayes, Inc
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