This study would like to determine if using negative pressure wound therapy with an instillation of .125% Dakins is more effective than using negative pressure wound therapy alone on biofilm removal, disruption and elimination in chronically infected lower extremity wounds.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
VAC VeraFlo with Dakins instillation will be placed in the operating room after surgical debridement. Biopsies will be obtained prior to surgical debridement, after surgical debridement, on day 4, and on day 7.
VAC ULTA will be placed in the operating room after surgical debridement. Biopsies will be obtained prior to surgical debridement, after surgical debridement, on day 4, and on day 7.
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
New York, New York, United States
Change in Bacteria Colony-forming Units Using When NPWT and NPWTi on Venous Leg Ulcers
Biopsies for bacteria colony-forming units obtained at pre surgical debridement (baseline) and day 7.
Time frame: Baseline and day 7
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