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Pressure-related Injury Following Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: A Case Series [PDF]

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery (Asia Pacific), 2023
Background: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is an integral technique in treating severe wounds and preparing the wound bed for skin grafting in orthopedic surgery.
Juan Agustin D Coruna IV, Raizel Eunice G Panisa, Chloe Marie C Samarita, Edbert Paulo M Acosta, Jair Kimri P Jingco, Jose Maria R Coruna   +5 more
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Does negative pressure wound therapy reduce the odds of infection and improve health-related quality of life in patients with open fractures?

Bone & Joint Open, 2022
Aims To evaluate the impact of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) on the odds of having deep infections and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) following open fractures.
Yousif Atwan, Sheila Sprague, Gerard P. Slobogean, Sofia Bzovsky, Kyle J. Jeray, Brad Petrisor, Mohit Bhandari, Emil Schemitsch   +7 more
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Risk factors for diabetic foot ulcers mortality and novel negative pressure combined with platelet-rich plasma therapy in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
The purpose of this study was to assess the risk factors for morbidity and mortality of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). For the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers, negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) combined with platelet-rich plasma-fibrin glue (PRP ...
Yanling Wang, Bang Liu, Yinzhen Pi, Li Hu, Yeling Yuan, Jiao Luo, Yixiao Tao, Ping Li, Shan Lu, Wei Song   +9 more
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Fat grafting associated with negative pressure wound therapy [PDF]

Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2019
Purpose: To describe a case report of FG associated with NPWT in the treatment of complex wound on the distal third of the lower limb with bone exposure. Case Report: A 59-year-old patient with chronic left tibial osteomyelitis since childhood underwent
Gustavo Moreira Costa de Souza, Camila Camargos Bizzotto Amorim, Cristian Esteban Astudillo Vallejo, Marcelo Back Sternick, Sergio Moreira da Costa, Christiane Steponavicius Sobral, Lydia Masako Ferreira   +6 more
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The effectiveness of negative pressure wound therapy compared to the traditional method in the treatment of diabetic foot

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2023
Introduction and objective: Diabetes is one of the most common metabolic diseases in the world. Diabetic foot ulcers, which are often the result of the disease, are undoubtedly a nursing challenge.
Julia Bogucka, Anna Brzyska, Małgorzata Bojarska, Bartosz Burda   +3 more
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Successful management of enterocutaneous fistula in a preterm infant by a simple negative pressure wound therapy technique

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, Yao-Jen Hsu, Yu-Wei Fu, Hsiao-Neng Chen, Taiwai Chin   +4 more
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Combined effect of negative pressure wound therapy and cryo-air therapy on diabetic wound healing

SVU - International Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022
Background: Diabetic wounds and ulcers are serious complications in diabetic patients that need a long time and high-cost treatment. There are different physical therapy modalities used in wound care; as Laser therapy, magnetic therapy, negative pressure
Mahmoud Elshazly, Zeinab M. Askary
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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Incorporating Early Exercise Therapy in Hand Surgery:Bag-type Negative Pressure Wound Therapy [PDF]

, 2013
In the postoperative treatment of hand surgery, it is important to start exercise therapy as early as possible. In conventional negative pressure wound therapy, the fingers are immobilized by the film dressing covering the wound and hand, thereby ...
Hasegawa, Kenjiro, Kimata, Yoshihiro, Namba, Yuzaburo   +2 more
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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Maxillofacial Applications

Dentistry Journal, 2016
Negative pressure wound therapy has greatly advanced the field of wound healing for nearly two decades, by providing a robust surgical adjunct technique for accelerating wound closure in acute and chronic wounds.
Adam J. Mellott, David S. Zamierowski, Brian T. Andrews   +2 more
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Well-promising outcomes with vacuum-assisted closure in an infected wound following laparotomy: A case report [PDF]

, 2016
Introducation: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) represents an alternative method to optimize conditions for wound healing. Delayed wound closure is a significant health problem, which is directly associated with pain and suffering from patient's ...
Athanasakis, E., Chalkiadakis, G., Chrysos, E., Daskalaki, A., Topalidou, Anastasia, Venianaki, M., Xenaki, S.   +6 more
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