title: Low level laser therapy in acute dehiscence saphenectomy: therapeutic proposal.
abstract: Dehiscence is a feared complication after major surgeries. Patient who had undergone coronary artery bypass grafting developed saphenectomy's dehiscence on lower limb with edema and pain on the 15th postoperative day. Conventional treatment had been initially performed without clinical improvement. On the 30th postoperative day only Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) was applied punctually around surgical wounds edge. The results revealed granulated tissue, reduction of inflammatory process and analgesic effect since the first application. In this pilot study, LLLT has shown a considerable role as a wound healing agent, through a new proposal for efficient, safe and noninvasive therapy.
authors.affiliation: Service of Laser Medical Center, Heart Institute - InCor/HC - Faculty of Medicine of the Universitof São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil. nathalicordeiro@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nathali Cordeiro
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: Mara Helena Corso
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Noedir Antônio Groppo
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Stolf
authors.forename: Maria Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Chavantes
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D028022:Low-Level Light Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000532:radiotherapy*