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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
Clinics in Plastic Surgery, 2007Negative pressure wound therapy has become an increasingly important part of wound management. Over the last decade, numerous uses for this method of wound management have been reported, ranging from acute and chronic wounds, to closure of open sternal and abdominal wounds, to assistance with skin grafts.
James T, Thompson, Malcolm W, Marks
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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 2017Open wounds are regularly addressed in veterinary medicine and can be challenging to manage, especially when there is significant loss of full-thickness skin. Traditional wound dressings are being replaced by modern synthetic materials, biologic wound dressings, and mechanical technologies to augment healing.
Jeanette Milne +2 more
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Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy I: The Paradox of Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2009Does negative-pressure wound therapy reduce or increase the pressure of wound tissues? This seemingly obvious question has never been addressed by a study on living tissues. The aim of this study was to evaluate the nature of tissue pressure changes in relation to negative-pressure wound therapy.Three negative-pressure wound therapy dressing ...
Nicolas, Kairinos +2 more
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Negative pressure wound therapy
Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses, 2018Negative-pressure wound therapy has become an accepted therapy for many types of acute and chronic wounds including deep pressure injuries, vascular ulcers, traumatic wounds, postsurgical wounds, and burns. Mechanism of action includes wound contraction, microdeformational healing, granulation tissue formation, fluid evacuation, moisture balance, and ...
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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
Plastic Surgical Nursing, 1998Negative Pressure Wound Therapy, also known as Vacuum Assisted Closure (V.A.C.), is a new treatment in which controlled negative pressure is used to provide evacuation of wound fluid, stimulation of granulation tissue, and a decrease in bacterial colonization.
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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
2016Abdominal wall defects, whether spontaneous, traumatic, or iatrogenic in origin, can prove to be a frustrating problem for even the most seasoned surgeon. One tool at the modern surgeon’s disposal that can be employed as both a bridging remedy as well as definitive treatment of abdominal wall defects is negative pressure wound therapy. In this chapter,
Terri A. Zomerlei, Jeffrey E. Janis
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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Chronic Wounds
Annals of Plastic SurgeryAbstract Chronic wounds, including those caused by venous and arterial insufficiency, diabetic complications, and pressure-induced ulcers, pose significant treatment challenges. Negative pressure wound therapy has been increasingly used for managing these wounds.
Wenbo, Li, Jianghong, Zheng
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