TERAPIA LARVAL UMA INOVAÇÃO NO CUIDADO DE FERIDAS E LESÕES

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed. 74419021034

• Palavras-chave: Ferimentos e lesões; Terapêutica; Larva.

• Keywords: Wounds and injuries; Therapy; Larva.

• Abstract:

  The debridement therapy with

  larvae is based on the use of fly larvae to remove

  necrotic tissue and disinfect wounds. This method efficiently removes necrotic tissue

  without damaging healthy cells. The objective of this study was to present the benefits

  of larval therapy as a debriding agent in wounds. It is an integrative review of the

  literature, carried out in the MEDLINE and LILACS databases. The descriptors wounds

  and lesions, therapeutics and larva were used with the use of the booleando AND

  operator. Among the inclusion criteria, studies in Portuguese and English, between the

  years of 2009-2019, are available in a complete manner and with a specific approach.

  As exclusion criteria, repeated and / or inconclusive studies were withdrawn. From the

  studies were extracted information such as author, year, study objective, main results

  and outcome. We found 97 studies, where from the application of the inclusion and

  exclusion criteria were selected 04 studies. Larval therapy has been used successfully

  in treating infected wounds, promoting wound healing, successfully performing

  debridement, disinfection and growth promoting activities. The therapy can be used

  for the debridement of necrotic cutaneous wounds and non-healing soft tissues, in

  addition to other types of lesions. With the increase of chronic wounds in today’s

  society, debridement therapy with larvae is a promising tool for health professionals

  dealing with wounds that are difficult to heal.

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