4229. HEALTHCARE. ActiGraft use in healing the
wound of the stump of foot after two amputated toes were removed in a
75-year-old man.
24 Oct 2023. I visited 75-year-old man in Ward 1, Bed
125 of Thye Hua Kwan Hospital today. He was in a room with 7 other
rehabilitating men, mostly diabetics. His gangrenous toe (middle) was
amputated in Tan Tock Seng Hospital 2 weeks ago.
The wound of
the stump will take at least 4 months to heal, with the usual
dressing and suction of the debris of the wound. The doctor
recommended ActiGraft. One box costs S$400 and he had used 3
boxes.
So far, he is on the 3rd box. I will update later as it is
too early to know whether ActiGraft will lead to healing of the
diabetic stump earlier than 4 months (one patient in similar
situation had told him).
I have uploaded the unedited
videos for those who are interested in this ActiGraft healing of the
wound.
As this man lives alone in his HDB one-room flat, I advised him to get a live-in domestic migrant worker to help him to exercise and cook.
Also he had to phone another 3 maid agencies himself to get the quotations rather than leaving it to his sister who had recommended one agency dealing with Myanmar maids and would want a $5,000 deposit from him. He preferred to live independently, but he lives alone and it is best to get some help for the first year or two.
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How
ActiGraft Pro® System Works
Derived from your
patient’s own blood, the ActiGraft Pro® whole blood clot is
embedded with essential wound healing elements such as red blood
cells, macrophages, platelets, proteins, clotting factors, minerals,
electrolytes and dissolved gasses, bound within a natural fibrin
scaffold. Once applied to the wound site, ActiGraft Pro reactivates
the body’s natural healing cascade and serves as a protective
covering that supports the body’s healing process, accelerating
your patient’s road to recovery.
UPDATE
AT:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2023/10/4229-healthcare-actigraft-use-in.html
Image for illustration of what gangrenous toes look like. This image shows normal feet. It is used to illustrate that gangrenous toes are black in colour due to deprivation of blood supply.
