When adapting a global approach to wound healing, debridement must be understood as a
process, possibly used in conjunction with other treatment approaches, with the aim to …

Covering wounds, acute and chronic, is one of the most fundamental activities of any
medical practitioner. Although wound dressings primarily serve to contain the “good” and …

The process of successful wound healing depends on effective debridement and infection
control. One method of wound debridement, known since antiquity, is based on the use of fly …

PURPOSE: This study was conducted to evaluate the antimicrobial effects of medicinal
maggots of Lucilia sericata on Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa on …

Maggot therapy (MT) is the clinical application of living fly larvae for the treatment of non‐
healing wounds and wounds that require debridement. This systematized and expanded …

Objectives: To compare the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of larval therapy
with a standard debridement technique (hydrogel). Design: A pragmatic, three-arm …

Purpose Whilst there is a growing body of research which discusses the use of remotely
piloted aircraft systems (RPAS)(otherwise known as “drones”) to transport medical supplies …

The sight and smell of larvae in the wound may cause negative visual and olfactory
impressions in sensitive individuals because of decaying body parts, carrion, and suffering …

Aim: To evaluate the evidence on the impact of different debridement techniques on healing
and their efficacy in the treatment of leg ulcers. Methods: Web‐based search (PubMed) for …

A wound is a disruption of the normal structure and function of the skin and soft tissue
architecture [1]. An acute wound demonstrates normal physiology, and healing is anticipated …