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Negative pressure wound therapy for open traumatic wounds [PDF]
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018 Traumatic wounds (wounds caused by injury) range from abrasions and minor skin incisions or tears, to wounds with extensive tissue damage or loss as well as damage to bone and internal organs. Two key types of traumatic wounds considered in this review are those that damage soft tissue only and those that involve a broken bone, that is, open fractures.
Iheozor-Ejiofor, Z +5 more
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, 2020 Negative pressure wound therapy has been used to promote wound healing in a variety of settings, including as an adjunct to silver‐impregnated dressings in the acute management of paediatric burns.
Griffin, BR +6 more
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The Anatolian Journal of Family Medicine, 2019 INTRODUCTION[|]Current preventive measures for the prevention of surgical site infections (SSI) are still not sufficient. We aimed to investigate the cost-effectiveness of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) on closed incisions in reducing SSI by ...
Gaye Çelikcan +2 more
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Roles of negative pressure wound therapy for scar revision
Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 The purpose of this study is to review the research progress of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) for scar revision and discuss the prospects of its further study and application.
Xiaotong Qiu +4 more
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Novel, self-made and cost-ective technique for closed-incision negative pressure wound therapy
, 2020 Background: It has been suggested that applying the negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) to a closedsurgical incision may hasten the healing of the incision and decrease the incidence of wound healing complications. The goal of this study is to present
Zeman, Marcin +10 more
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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy [PDF]
, 2020 Non-healing wounds are defined as wounds that do not improve after four weeks of treatment or do not heal in eight weeks. They are characterized by loss of substance involving the deep tissue layers, with a tendency to become chronic and relapse. For these reasons chronic wounds involve a difficult, long and expensive treatment, causing a negative ...
Giulia Davini, Marco Romanelli
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Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2021 Objective: To compare negative pressure wound therapy with advanced moist wound therapy in managing early diabetic foot ulcer. Study Design: Quasi-experimental study.
Naveed Ahmed Sheen +4 more
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Effect of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Electrical Burns
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2021 Summary:. Electrical burns are capable of damaging cells through both thermal and nonthermal mechanisms. The complexity of these wounds, the deterioration in time, and the conversion during the first days make managing them a challenge. Negative pressure
Viviana Gómez-Ortega, MD +3 more
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Negative pressure wound therapy: Where are we in 2022?
OTA International, 2023 Summary:. The use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) continues to be an important tool for surgeons. As the use and general acceptance of NPWT have grown, so have the indications for its use.
Michael A. Quacinella, DO, MPH +3 more
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Sternal Wound Complications: Results of Routine Use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2020 Introduction: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has significantly improved outcomes in individuals with superficial and deep sternal wound dehiscence (SWD).
Andrea De Martino +5 more
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