Using Maggot Therapy in Treatment of Wounds: A Review of Its Effectiveness and Patients’ Experiences
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 10
Abstract
Wound treatment is one of the major areas in medical and nursing practice that has attracted attention of health professionals because of the rising incidence of chronic wounds coupled with their numerous associated socioeconomic consequences to individuals and governments. The objective of this work was to investigate the effectiveness and patient’s experiences of maggot therapy in the treatment of wounds. A Systematic review of qualitative and quantitative research literature was adopted for this work. Seven electronic databases were systematically searched using relevant key words. A total of 17 articles which met the inclusion criteria were selected and critically appraised and analysed using CASP tool. Seventeen studies were reviewed to ascertain the effectiveness and patient’s experiences of maggot therapy. The findings for effectiveness of maggot therapy show that maggot therapy is better in wound debridement compared to conventional therapy. Patients treated with maggot therapy had varied experiences of pain, tingling sensation, loss of appetite, eerie feelings and itching. However, despite all these negative experiences, many patients remarked on speedy visible improvement on their ulcer wound and odour reduction. Besides, they considered maggot therapy acceptable and would recommend it to others. It could be concluded that maggot therapy is excellent in debriding chronic wounds and has greater potential to reduce healing time compared to conventional way of wound treatment.
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David A. Agom
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