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Adjuvant visible incoherent polarised phototherapy in chronic skin defects: a single-arm prospective observational cohort study.

Michal Trnka, Katarína Zifčáková, Silvia Dulanská, Ján Pánik

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Michal TrnkaFaculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Comenius University Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia. michal.trnka@fmed.uniba.sk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4599-1971
Katarína ZifčákováFaculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Comenius University Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Silvia DulanskáFaculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Comenius University Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Ján PánikFaculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Comenius University Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia. jan.panik@fmed.uniba.sk.

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Abstract

Chronic skin defects, particularly venous leg ulcers, impose a substantial clinical and socio-economic burden. This single-arm observational study was undertaken to describe the healing dynamics, pain outcomes, feasibility and tolerability of adjuvant visible incoherent polarised (VIP) phototherapy in patients with chronic skin defects who were managed with full standard care, and to examine whether outcomes varied with the principal clinical problem and treatment duration.A prospective, single-arm cohort of 50 patients (38 females, 12 males; mean age 69.4 years) was observed. Adjuvant VIP phototherapy (626 nm; 2 mW/cm

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PhototherapyVaricose UlcerAgedAged, 80 and overChronic DiseaseFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesTreatment OutcomeWound HealingAdjuvant therapyChronic skin defectPhotobiomodulationUlcus crurisVisible incoherent polarised lightWound healing

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PMID42340478
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