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The research problem in the given scenario is prolonged healing of stage 2 and 3 diabetic foot ulcers being treated using the current standard of care. The purpose of the proposed study is exploring the effect of low-pressure pulsative lavage on healing times. It is hypothesized that utilizing low-pressure pulsative lavage in conjunction with current standard of care wound care will decrease healing time. The intervention is use of low-pressure pulsatile lavage. The independent variable in this study is the use of current standard of practice wound care and current standard of practice wound care in conjunction with low-pressure pulsative lavage. The dependent variable in this study is wound healing measured in time. Conceptual framework for this study is wound healing principles. A key factor in wound healing is proper wound bed preparation with effective wound debridement being one of the most important steps (Reber & Nussbaumer, 2018). Many factors can delay wound healing. One factor is the development of bioburden on the wound bed. This is most effectively removed via mechanical debridement which can be accomplished utilizing pulsatile lavage. A randomized control trial (RCT) is the most appropriate design for this study. The study includes a group which will receive an intervention and one who will not. The outcomes are also measurable. RCT is the standard for experimental design (Hariton & Locascio, 2018)
References
Hariton, E., & Locascio, J. J. (2018). Randomised controlled trials – the gold standard for effectiveness research. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
, 125
(13), 1716–1716. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.15199
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Reber, M., & Nussbaumer, P. (2018). Effective debridement with micro water jet technology (mwt): A retrospective clinical application observation of 90 patients with acute and chronic wounds. Wound Medicine
, 20
, 35–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wndm.2018.01.001
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