Keywords

active wound dressing, chronic wound, cold atmospheric plasma, plasma medicine, wound healing, wound infection

Authors

1. Landscheidt, Kristina MD
2. Engelhardt, Christine MD
3. Hernekamp, Jochen-Frederick PD, MD
4. Goertz, Ole PD, MD

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The treatment of chronic wounds remains a serious medical and social problem. There are many innovative therapeutic approaches for the treatment of chronic wounds, one of which is cold plasma therapy. This case report describes an 85-year-old patient who presented with a chronic wound on his lower right leg. Despite repeated surgical wound debridements, his wound did not improve. Therefore, the authors initiated cold plasma therapy for his chronic wound. Through repeated application of cold plasma, the wound was completely healed within 8 weeks. As a noninvasive procedure, the cold plasma treatment was well tolerated and had no adverse effects. This case report provides promising results and could be the basis for further studies to confirm the effectiveness of active wound dressings with cold plasma in the treatment of chronic wounds.