Publications by authors named "Michel M Dalmedico"
Background: Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) present devastating complications. Management of these wounds includes applying a vacuum device composed of a fenestrated tube embedded in a foam dressing and connected to a vacuum pump to collect the fluid in a vessel.
Objective: To review the effectiveness of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in treating DFUs and evaluate the clinical outcomes of full and partial wound healing.
Introduction: Traditional therapies used to treat chronic wounds are often expensive and, in general, are not adequate to support healing. A promising alternative to conventional dressings is the autologous biopolymer FM, full of cytokines and growth factors that accelerate the healing process of wounds of various etiologies.
Materials And Methods: The authors report 3 cases in which FM was used to treat chronic oncological wounds that had been conventionally treated for more than 6 months with no sign of healing.
Objective: To identify and integrate the available scientific evidence related to the use of the prone position in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome for the reduction of the outcome variable of mortality compared to the dorsal decubitus position.
Method: Overview of systematic reviews or meta-analyzes of randomized clinical trials. It included studies that evaluated the use of prone positioning in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome published between 2014 and 2016.
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of hyaluronic acid in the healing of partial thickness burns.
Method: Systematic review of randomized controlled trials on the use of hyaluronic acid for the topical treatment of skin burns, based on recommendations of the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions.
Results: Two randomized controlled trials that analyzed 143 patients with partial thickness burns and/or deep partial thickness burns were selected.