Risk Factors for Diabetic Foot Ulcers Mortality and Novel Negative Pressure Combined with Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers

December 2022 in “ Frontiers in Pharmacology ”

Yanling Wang, Bang Liu, Yinzhen Pi, Li Hu, Yeling Yuan, Jiao Luo, Yixiao Tao, Ping Li, Shan Lu, Wei Song

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Studysummary This study reports that negative pressure wound therapy combined with PRP may effectively accelerate wound healing and reduce mortality in diabetic foot ulcers, with albumin and age identified as independent predictors of mortality risk.

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