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dc.contributor.authorWatts, Robin
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-10T12:39:42Z
dc.date.available2017-12-10T12:39:42Z
dc.date.created2017-12-10T12:20:22Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationWatts, R. 2016. Evidence Summary: Wound management: larval therapy. Wound Practice and Research. 24 (3): pp. 180-182.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59315
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Question: What is the best available evidence regarding the effectiveness of fly larvae for debridement and healing of wounds? Background: The use of larval therapy, also known as larval (or maggot) debridement therapy (LDT), bio-surgery or bio-debridement, has undergone a revival as a wound management option over the past three decades due to the increasing prevalence of non-healing wounds and the emergence of antibiotic-resistant infections. Larval therapy involves applying laboratory-raised sterilised fly larvae to the wound bed. The surface sterility of larvae is crucial in ensuring the safe use of LDT2. These larvae act by both mechanical and biochemical (secretions and excretions) means to debride necrotic tissue, reduce inflammation, inhibit biofilm and stimulate granulation tissue in wounds. The green bottle fly Lucilia sericata is the most commonly used species. Several other species, for example, from Malaysia and South America, with similar effectiveness have also been identified. Work is progressing on developing a recombinant enzyme from Lucilia sericata for inclusion in a topical hydrogel. There are two modes of applying larvae to the wound: contained (bagged) and confined (free to range over the wound but confined by the dressing).

dc.publisherCambridge Media
dc.relation.urihttps://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;res=IELHEA;dn=362540165996394
dc.titleEvidence summary: Wound management: larval therapy
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume24
dcterms.source.number3
dcterms.source.startPage180
dcterms.source.endPage182
dcterms.source.titleWound Practice and Research
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This article has been published in a revised form in Wound Practice and Research. This version is free to view and download for private research and study only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works

curtin.departmentSchool of Nursing and Midwifery
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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