Application and Nursing Effects of Ultrasonic Drug Delivery Combined with Photon Therapy in Diabetic Foot Ulcers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jmhs.202605219

Author(s)

Chen Hao, Chen Peng

Affiliation(s)

The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China

Abstract

To explore the application and nursing effect of ultrasound drug delivery combined with photon therapy in diabetic foot ulcers. Methods Sixty-four patients with diabetic foot ulcers admitted to a tertiary hospital in Wenzhou from December 2025 to May 2026 were selected as the research subjects. They were divided into the control group and the observation group by the random number table method. The control group was treated with photon therapy, while the observation group was treated with photon therapy combined with ultrasound drug delivery. The indicators such as the length of hospital stay, hospitalization cost, pain score, duration of antibiotic use and total effective rate of treatment were compared between the two groups.  Results The length of hospital stay in the observation group was shorter than that in the control group. The hospitalization cost, pain score and antibiotic usage time in the observation group were all lower than those in the control group (P<0.05), and the therapeutic effect was better than that in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Ultrasound drug delivery combined with photon therapy can effectively promote the healing of diabetic foot ulcers, relieve patients' pain, reduce the use of antibiotics, shorten the length of hospital stay and lower hospitalization costs at the same time, and has good clinical application value.

Keywords

Ultrasonic Drug Introduction; Photon Therapy; Diabetic Foot Ulcer; Wound Healing; Pain Management

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