title: [Treatment of purulent complications after high amputation of lower extremities in diabetes mellitus patients].
abstract: The authors describe results of treatment of purulent wounds after amputation of lower extremities in 10 patients with diabetes mellitus. Using daily necrectomies, ultrasonic cavitation of the wound surface, proteolytic enzymes resulted in rapid cleansing of the wounds of necrotic tissues. The early secondary sutures were put in 5 patients with active through drainage and laser irradiation of the sutured wound cavity with a conductor introduced through the drainage tube lumen. In all the cases the wounds were completely healed.
authors.forename: Zh A
authors.initials: ZhA
authors.lastname: Narchaev
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Rakhmanov
authors.forename: T Kh
authors.initials: TKh
authors.lastname: Kaiumov
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000201:enzymology / Q000601:surgery*; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D010450:Endopeptidases