Cold plasma treatment is safe for diabetic foot ulcers and decreases Staphylococcus aureus bacterial load

• Published in: Journal of wound care Vol. 32; no. 4; p. 247
• Main Authors: Lagrand, Rimke S, Sabelis, Louise We, de Groot, Vincent, Peters, Edgar Jg
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 02.04.2023
• Subjects: Bacterial Load; Diabetes Mellitus - drug therapy; Diabetic Foot - epidemiology; Humans; Plasma Gases - therapeutic use; Staphylococcal Infections - drug therapy; Staphylococcus aureus; cold plasma treatment; DFU; infection; wound; wound care; wound healing; adverse event; diabetic foot ulcer; ulcer healing

Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) has antimicrobial properties. We studied the safety of a novel CAP device (PLASOMA prototype; Plasmacure, The Netherlands) that is simple to use and could be applied at a patient's home for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). Secondary objectives were to...