Treatment of a Pressure Ulcer using CDO Therapy - Case study

Christine Salcher, DPM

Sherman, Texas and Amyee McAlister, Healthline

Patient: 50-year-old Caucasian female with a pressure ulcer that has progressively gotten larger, deeper, more malodorous, fibrotic, and necrotic

Comorbidities: Diabetes, diabetic retinopathy & peripheral neuropathy

Age of Wound: 90 days

Days on Service: 55 days

Outcome: Goals met. Wound healed. High patient satisfaction.

Previous Therapies: Multiple debridements, local wound care with various wound care products, and an attempt at primary closure