[The effectiveness of larval therapy in the debridement of chronic wounds; a bibliographical review].
Larval therapy or bio-surgery has been reintroduced in Spain after it has been observed that the secretion of the "Lucilla sericatta" (Phaenicia sericatti) fly favour the growth of granulation tissue and have an anti-bacterial effect. The objective of this bibliographical review is to analyze the effectiveness of larval therapy to remove necrotic tissue in ulcers having diverse etiology. The author checked the following data bases in order to obtain scientific evidence: PubMed, AMED, CINAHL, the Cochrane Library and OVID Full Text. The search was limited to articles written in English or Spanish between 1995 and 2005.
Leyva-Moral
Juan Manuel
JM
EAP Dreta de l'Eixample, Barcelona. jmleiva@eapdretaeixample.com
D000818:Animals; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000628:therapy*