TY - JOUR T1 - <span hwp:id="article-title-1" class="article-title">Negative pressure wound therapy promoted healing of diabetic foot ulcers more than advanced moist wound therapy</span><span hwp:id="article-title-2" class="sub-article-title">Commentary</span> JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 116 LP - 116 DO - 10.1136/ebn.11.4.116 VL - 11 IS - 4 AU - Sheralee Sandison Y1 - 2008/10/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/11/4/116.abstract N2 - P A BlumeDr P A Blume, North American Center for Limb Preservation, New Haven, CT, USA; peter.b@snet.netIs negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) using vacuum-assisted closure more effective than advanced moist wound therapy (AMWT) for diabetic foot ulcers?Design:randomised controlled trial.Allocation:concealed.Blinding:unblinded.Follow-up period:16 weeks (efficacy) and 26 weeks (safety).Setting:29 diabetic foot and wound clinics in the USA and Canada. Treatment occurred mainly at home (92% of treatment days).Patients:341 patients ⩾18 years of age (mean age 58 y, 79% men) with adequately controlled diabetes who had a stage 2 or 3 calcaneal, dorsal, or plantar foot ulcer ⩾2 cm2 in area after debridement and adequate lower extremity perfusion. Exclusion criteria included active Charcot disease, collagen vascular disease, ulcer … ER -