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Negative pressure wound therapy: device design, indications, and the evidence supporting its use

Expert Review of Medical Devices, 2021
Introduction: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has become a mainstay in the armamentarium for wound care. Since the initial commercial vacuum-assisted closure device became available in 1995, subsequent research has confirmed the positive ...
Stephen J. Poteet   +3 more
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The role of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) on the treatment of pyoderma gangrenosum: A systematic review and personal experience

Wound Repair and Regeneration, 2021
Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare painful ulcerative neutrophilic inflammatory skin disease, necessitating a high level of diagnostic suspicion associated with appropriate treatment to avoid progression.
Ivan R Almeida   +7 more
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Expanded negative pressure wound therapy in healing diabetic foot ulcers: a prospective randomised study.

Journal of Wound Care, 2021
OBJECTIVE This study aims to evaluate the benefits of treating diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) through a revised procedure using the mechanisms underlying negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in such a way as to achieve reduced and more evenly distributed ...
F. Campitiello   +4 more
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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Burns

Clinics in Plastic Surgery, 2017
Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has become a widely used treatment for acute and chronic wounds. NPWT is indicated for a variety of complex wounds, and some studies validate its use for certain aspects of burn care. Although further research is needed to explore the benefits for burns, NPWT has proven beneficial in its use as a dressing that ...
Kantak, N. A.   +3 more
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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Plastic Surgical Nursing, 1998
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy, also known as Vacuum Assisted Closure (V.A.C.), is a new treatment in which controlled negative pressure is used to provide evacuation of wound fluid, stimulation of granulation tissue, and a decrease in bacterial colonization.
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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: Challenges, Novel Techniques and Future Perspectives.

Advances in wound care
SIGNIFICANCE Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has been in practice for decades, proving its utility in many applications, ranging from acutely infected wounds to complex combat wounds and skin grafting.
Corey Keenan   +5 more
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Sacral and Ischial Pressure Ulcer Management With Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation and Dwell.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2021
BACKGROUND The addition of topical fluid instillation, a programmable "dwell" time and a novel foam-wound interface to the established wound healing benefits of negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) works synergistically to benefit patients with complex
Omotayo A. Arowojolu, G. Wirth
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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

2016
Abdominal wall defects, whether spontaneous, traumatic, or iatrogenic in origin, can prove to be a frustrating problem for even the most seasoned surgeon. One tool at the modern surgeon’s disposal that can be employed as both a bridging remedy as well as definitive treatment of abdominal wall defects is negative pressure wound therapy. In this chapter,
Terri A. Zomerlei, Jeffrey E. Janis
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The evolution of negative pressure wound therapy: negative pressure wound therapy with instillation

Journal of Wound Care, 2015
Complex wounds pose a considerable burden to patients and the health-care system. The development of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has revolutionised the treatment of these wounds. NPWT helps create a favourable wound healing environment by removing infectious material, decreasing oedema and promoting perfusion and granulation tissue ...
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Update on Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2011
Over the last 15 years, negative-pressure wound therapy has become commonly used for treatment of a wide variety of complex wounds. There are now several systems marketed, and additional products will be available in the near future. Many clinicians have noted a dramatic response when negative-pressure wound therapy technology has been used, prompting ...
Lauren R. Bayer, Dennis P. Orgill
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