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Negative pressure wound therapy: clinical utility
Chronic Wound Care Management and Research, 2015 Heidi Sandoz Accelerate CIC, Mile End Hospital, London, UK Abstract: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), also known as topical negative pressure therapy, has been increasingly used in health care for the management of a wide variety of wounds over ...
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Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2021 Enterocutaneous fistula (ECF) is a serious complication with problems of nutritional maintenance, infection control and wound management. A preterm baby (birth weight 690g) developed ECF after surgery for necrotizing enterocolitis.
Chin-Yen Wu +4 more
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Negative-pressure wound therapy for deep groin vascular infections [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2016 Introduction. Infection of synthetic graft in the groin is a rare but devastating complication. When it occurs, several possibilities of treatment are available.
Matić Predrag +9 more
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Understanding and measuring mechanical signals in the tumor stroma
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.This review discusses cancer‐associated fibroblast subtypes and their functions, particularly in relation to extracellular matrix production, as well as the development of 3D models to study tumor stroma mechanics in vitro. Several quantitative techniques to measure tissue mechanical properties are also described, to emphasize the diagnostic and ...
Fàtima de la Jara Ortiz +3 more
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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
, 2019 Negative pressure wound therapy is also known as vacuum pressure therapy. It is a new technique; now, it is widely used in various countries. It is mainly used to treat acute and chronic wound and this method is specially used for Diabetic wound by delivering negative pressure to the wound and removing excess fluid from the wound, and it helps to heal ...
Ms. D. Priyadharshini +2 more
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Negative pressure wound therapy in the community: the debate [PDF]
British Journal of Community Nursing, 2009 Recent government documents (Department of Health (DH), 2009) have suggested that as a result of advances in tissue viability, more complex wound care can now be provided in the community setting and that therapies such as negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) should be commonplace with tissue viability professionals appointed to direct service ...
Jeanette Milne, Karen Ousey
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Irish Journal of Medical Science, 2020 Surgical site infections are a common source of post-operative morbidity and contribute significantly to healthcare costs. Patients undergoing emergency laparotomy and/or bowel surgery are particularly at risk.
P. Boland +6 more
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Matrix: a complex amalgam of structures and functions in tumor microenvironment
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.The matrix is a dynamic, intricate three‐dimensional mesh of biomolecules with both structural and functional properties. This review deals with the complexity of this ‘molecular amalgam’ in the tumor microenvironment and highlights its importance in the maintenance and evolution of tumors by describing certain matrix biomolecules, such as ...
Spyros S. Skandalis +3 more
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Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.Abstract Purpose To generate high‐quality stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) plans for single cranial lesions using 4Pi planning technique and compare these to our clinical “status quo” plans. Methods Eighteen vestibular schwannoma (VS) patients previously planned with Varian Eclipse RapidArc and treated on a Varian TrueBeam using 6FFF MV photon beams ...
Ganesh Narayanasamy +4 more
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An Affordable Custom-Built Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
The Annals of African Surgery, 2017 Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a well-established and effective method for treating complex wounds. However, this modality of treatment may not be available in limited-resource countries due to the high cost.
Alshazaly Mohamed Abdal-Kareem Isaac +2 more
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