EFFECTIVENESS OF PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY IN ACUTE AND CHRONIC WOUNDS: SCOPE REVIEW

• Autor(a) principal: Domingues, Elaine Aparecida Rocha
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Urizzi, Fabiane, Souza, Fernanda Roberta de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Enfermagem Atual In Derme
• Texto Completo: https://revistaenfermagematual.com/index.php/revista/article/view/1360
• topic: Cicatrização; Lesões; Fotoquimioterapia; Infecção dos Ferimentos; Terapia com Luz de Baixa Intensidade; Healing; Injuries; Photochemotherapy; Wound Infection; Low-Level Light Therapy; Curación; Lesiones; Fotoquimioterapia; Infección de Heridas; Terapia por Luz de Baja Intensidad

Objective: To synthesize the evidence available in the scientific literature on the use of photodynamic therapy in tissue repair of acute or chronic wounds among adult patients Method: this is a scope review, which included investigations whose sample consisted of patients over the age of 18 years old, undergoing photodynamic therapy in acute or chronic wounds. Scientific articles that addressed children, animals and in vitro, therapy in tumor, corneal and oral lesions were excluded. For the selection of articles, the LiLACS, MEDLINE and IBEC databases were consulted, without limitation of the initial period until April 2021. Results: Of the 15 articles included, (66.6%) referred to the assessment of the reduction in the bacterial load of the lesions chronic or infected. Among the scientific reports that addressed the use of therapy in chronic infected lesions, there was a significant reduction in the bacterial load of microorganisms. Conclusion: The studies have a low level of methodological evidence. However, it was possible to observe that photodynamic therapy is a method that does not cause resistance to microorganisms and has specific action on devitalized tissues, without damaging healthy cells.