Therapy

MV Hospital Introduces Faster Wound Healing Therapy for Diabetic Foot Wounds

Dr Vijay Viswanathan

MV Hospital for Diabetes, Chennai has introduced a revolutionary wound healing therapy for diabetic foot wounds called Vacuum Assisted Closure (VAC). This has come as a boon to the dreaded problem of delayed healing of diabetic wounds, especially resulting from foot complications which could even lead to amputation. According to Dr Vijay Viswanathan, Managing Director, MV Hospital for Diabetes and Diabetes Research Centre, "Amputation of foot due to diabetic foot complications has been increasing alarmingly among the Indian population. Early care and faster healing would considerably improve this condition. VAC has come as a timely therapy which reduces trauma and also the costs of treatment." In the first patient the hospital used the technique, the wound healing has been faster by at least 40 per cent, saving hospitalisation cost and time. "The indirect saving has been that the patient has gotten back to normal work life in 20 days. Without VAC, he could have spent anywhere between 40-50 days in the hospital," he added.

"In addition to the saving of cost and time, another big advantage is the psychological reassurance that the patient and the family gain from the therapy when dealing with the trauma of delayed wound healing in diabetics," he added.

VAC was introduced by Kinetic Concepts, Inc, USA, in 1995 and is today a widely preferred therapy in the US, Europe and other countries for healing various types of wounds including diabetic wounds. It is an innovative technology device specifically created and developed to treat a variety of chronic and acute wounds.

EH News Bureau