Examinando por Materia "Factor de Crecimiento Epidérmico"

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    Efficacy of recombinant human epidermal growth factor in preventing amputation in patients with diabetic foot
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 1905-07-09) Soto Valentín, Silvia Clotilde; Cordova Jaimes, Gabriela Josselvi; Rivera Lozada de Bonilla, Oriana
    Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of recombinant human epidermal growth factor to prevent amputation in patients with diabetic foot. Methodology: It is a systematic review of 10 articles obtained from the Lipecs, Lilacs, Scielo, and Pubmed databases, which were subjected to a critical reading. 50% of the articles are from the country of Cuba, 20% from India, 10% from China, Mexico and Venezuela. 40% of the studies are experimental in design, 20% correspond to the design of systematic reviews, 20% to cohort design and 20% to descriptive design. Results: Of the total number of articles reviewed, 90% affirm the effectiveness of epidermal growth factor. Conclusions: Recombinant human epidermal growth factor is effective in preventing amputation in patients with diabetic foot.