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 +3 more
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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 +5 more
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Management of distal radius fractures using closed-incision negative pressure wound therapy. Retrospective study. [PDF]
, 2021 — Background: Negative pressure wound therapyhas proven to be an ecient tool in the provision of temporarywound coverage in cases where definitive primary woundcoverage is impossible.
Konečný, Jan +5 more
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A pilot study exploring quality of life experienced by patients undergoing negative pressure wound therapy as part of their wound care treatment compared to patients receiving standard wound care [PDF]
, 2014 The use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) has been widely documented as a technique to help heal complex wounds. This paper presents the findings of a preliminary study which aimed to explore quality of life experienced by patients undergoing ...
Gillibrand, Warren +6 more
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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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Successful treatment of postoperative, radiation-associated wound dehiscence around tracheostomy with negative pressure wound therapy. [PDF]
, 2018 We present case report of 62-year-old man who underwent total laryngectomy, bilateral neck dissection and radiotherapy due to laryngeal cancer. After 11 months he was reoperated because of a local recurrence.
Kukwa, Wojciech +3 more
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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) in Breast Surgery [PDF]
, 2019 Background: The use of Negative Pressure Wound Dressing has been found to promote the wound healing process, therefore, reducing the risk of surgical site complications. The use of this technique amongst breast cancer patients, who have often encountered
Harsten, Rebecca +6 more
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The biomechanics of negative-pressure wound therapy [PDF]
, 2011 Includes references.Despite the success of negative-pressure wound therapy, its mechanism of action remains unclear. The common perception that it reduces tissue pressure and increases perfusion has recently been challenged following the observation that
Kairinos, Nicolas
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Use of vacuumassisted closure in the topical treatment of surgical site infections
Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 2020 Objectives: This study was designed to evaluate the results of vacuum-assisted closure in the topical treatment of surgical site infections.\r\nMethods: Vacuum therapy was performed in 17 patients (10 males, 7 females; mean age 60±20 years) using the VAC
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Novel, self-made and cost-ective technique for closed-incision negative pressure wound therapy [PDF]
, 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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