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Severe complications after negative pressure wound therapy in burned wounds: two case reports

open access: yesTherapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2014
Haitao Ren,1 Yuan Li21Department of Burns and Wound Center, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China; 2Department of Ultrasound, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang ...
Ren H, Li Y
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Exploring portable negative pressure wound therapy devices in the community [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Case studies and clinical reviews support the use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) for managing a range of wound types, yet very few scientific studies fully support its effectiveness.
Milne, Jeanette   +4 more
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Negative pressure wound therapy in the community: the debate [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
Milne, Jeanette, Ousey, Karen
core   +4 more sources

Comparison of the effects of negative pressure wound therapy and negative pressure wound therapy with instillation on wound healing in a porcine model

open access: yesFrontiers in Surgery, 2023
BackgroundNegative pressure wound therapy with instillation (NPWTi) is a novel method based on standard negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT). This study aimed to compare the effects of standard NPWT and NPWTi on bioburden and wound healing in a ...
Sun Tingting   +13 more
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A Comparative Study between Indigenous Low Cost Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with Added Local Oxygen versus Conventional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy [PDF]

open access: yesMalaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 2020
INTRODUCTION: The incidence of compound fractures and severe soft tissue loss has increased manifolds due to high speed traffics. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) is a treatment modality for managing soft tissue aspect of such injuries.
Singh A, Panda K, Mishra J, Dash A
doaj   +1 more source

Negative pressure wound therapy: An update

open access: yesChinese Journal of Traumatology, 2017
Purpose: To get the maximum benefit of vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) in the management of acute and chronic wounds without abuse or misuse. Methods: Fourty one patients were included in the study. Among them, 9 patients had chronic wounds and the rest 32
Ahmed Hassan El-Sabbagh
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Wound moisture tracking in the presence of antibacterial honey and during topical negative pressure therapy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Unnecessary dressing changes during military operations in the hospital or at home compromise healing and may increase the risk of local infection. In this article, we describe a medical device that allows the control of moisture in the wound without ...
Connolly, Patricia
core   +3 more sources

Fat grafting associated with negative pressure wound therapy [PDF]

open access: yesActa 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   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does negative pressure wound therapy reduce the odds of infection and improve health-related quality of life in patients with open fractures?

open access: yesBone & 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   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk factors for diabetic foot ulcers mortality and novel negative pressure combined with platelet-rich plasma therapy in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers

open access: yesFrontiers 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   +9 more
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