[Biosurgical methods tested in 10 patients. Maggots into the wound--do they promote healing?]

Between 07.04.1999 and 06.07.1999 we used sterile maggots for the treatment of 10 patients having acute infections as well as chronic wounds. All patients had had unsuccessful treatment for more than six weeks before we started our regime. Patients with acute infections and most diabetics had the best short-term results. In some diabetics, in chronic arterial occlusive disease (stage 4) and in rare cases of chronic infections like steroid associated wounds or thrombangitis obliterans The treatment had no success or there were complications. The etiologically broad range of wounds and our limited experience with biosurgery limit the result of our study. In spite of that we regard biosurgery to be a very promising part of the range of surgical wound treatment.