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Rodríguez-Méndez BG, López-Callejas R, Mercado-Cabrera A, Peña-Eguiluz R, Valencia-Alvarado R, Betancourt-Ángeles M, Berrones-Stringel G, Jaramillo-Martínez C. Harnessing Non-Thermal Plasma to Supercharge Recovery in Abdominal Surgeries: A Pilot Study. J Clin Med 2024; 13:408. [PMID: 38256546 PMCID: PMC10816705 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13020408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
Abstract
(1) Background: This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of non-thermal plasma (NTP) therapy in accelerating wound healing in patients who have undergone laparoscopic and open surgeries. (2) Methods: NTP was applied using a needle-type reactor with an irradiance of 0.5 W/cm2 on the surgical wounds of fifty patients after obtaining informed consent. Three NTP treatments, each lasting three minutes, were administered hourly. (3) Results: The pilot study showed that NTP-treated surgical wounds healed completely without any signs of infection, dehiscence, pain, or itching. Notably, patients reported minimal pain after the NTP treatment. Visual assessments conducted twenty-four hours after surgery revealed no redness or fluid discharge. Comparisons with traditionally sutured wounds indicated that NTP-treated wounds healed at a rate equivalent to seven days. (4) Conclusions: The application of NTP in laparoscopic and open wounds proved safe and effective, expediting the wound healing process and eliminating clinical risks post-surgery. Significantly, NTP facilitated a healing rate within twenty-four hours, equivalent to seven days for suture-treated wounds, significantly reducing the hospitalization time to a single day. These findings highlight the potential of NTP to be a transformative approach for promoting postoperative recovery.
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Affiliation(s)
- Benjamín G. Rodríguez-Méndez
- Plasma Physics Laboratory, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Carretera México-Toluca S/N, La Marquesa, Ocoyoacac 52750, Mexico; (B.G.R.-M.); (R.L.-C.); (R.P.-E.); (R.V.-A.)
| | - Régulo López-Callejas
- Plasma Physics Laboratory, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Carretera México-Toluca S/N, La Marquesa, Ocoyoacac 52750, Mexico; (B.G.R.-M.); (R.L.-C.); (R.P.-E.); (R.V.-A.)
| | - Antonio Mercado-Cabrera
- Plasma Physics Laboratory, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Carretera México-Toluca S/N, La Marquesa, Ocoyoacac 52750, Mexico; (B.G.R.-M.); (R.L.-C.); (R.P.-E.); (R.V.-A.)
| | - Rosendo Peña-Eguiluz
- Plasma Physics Laboratory, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Carretera México-Toluca S/N, La Marquesa, Ocoyoacac 52750, Mexico; (B.G.R.-M.); (R.L.-C.); (R.P.-E.); (R.V.-A.)
| | - Raúl Valencia-Alvarado
- Plasma Physics Laboratory, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Carretera México-Toluca S/N, La Marquesa, Ocoyoacac 52750, Mexico; (B.G.R.-M.); (R.L.-C.); (R.P.-E.); (R.V.-A.)
| | - Mario Betancourt-Ángeles
- Medical Center ISSEMyM Toluca, Av. Baja velocidad 284 km. 57.5, San Jerónimo Chicahualco, Metepec 52170, Mexico
| | - Guillermo Berrones-Stringel
- Medical Center ISSEMyM Toluca, Av. Baja velocidad 284 km. 57.5, San Jerónimo Chicahualco, Metepec 52170, Mexico
| | - César Jaramillo-Martínez
- Medical Center ISSEMyM Toluca, Av. Baja velocidad 284 km. 57.5, San Jerónimo Chicahualco, Metepec 52170, Mexico
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