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Sternal Wound Complications: Results of Routine Use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2020
Introduction: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has significantly improved outcomes in individuals with superficial and deep sternal wound dehiscence (SWD).
Andrea De Martino, Federico Del Re, Giosuè Falcetta, Riccardo Morganti, Giacomo Ravenni, Uberto Bortolotti   +5 more
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Incisional negative pressure wound therapy dressings (iNPWTd) in routine primary hip and knee arthroplasties: A randomised controlled trial. [PDF]

, 2016
OBJECTIVES: Wound complications are reported in up to 10% hip and knee arthroplasties and there is a proven association between wound complications and deep prosthetic infections.
Banerjee, RD, Graham, NM, Hamad, AK, Karlakki, SL, Kuiper, JH, Whittall, C   +5 more
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EFFICACY OF NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY IN EARLY DIABETIC FOOT ULCER MANAGEMENT IN COMPARISON WITH ADVANCED MOIST WOUND THERAPY

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2021
Objective: To compare negative pressure wound therapy with advanced moist wound therapy in managing early diabetic foot ulcer. Study Design: Quasi-experimental study.
Naveed Ahmed Sheen, Ali Murtaza Samar, Muhammad Ibrar Butt, Zeeshan Ayub, Faisal Nadeem   +4 more
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Negative-pressure Wound Therapy for Periocular Necrotizing Fasciitis

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2018
Summary:. Periocular necrotizing fasciitis is a rare, but potentially blinding, or even fatal disease. The authors report a case of a 44-year-old man who presented with quiescent bilateral periocular and facial necrotizing fasciitis.
John W. Gillespie, III, MD, Jui K. Pandya, MD, Shilpa M. Agarwal, MD, Andrew A. Gassman, MD, Mark Krakauer, MD, MPhil   +4 more
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A case report of cutaneous mucormycosis of the hand after minor trauma in a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Mucormycosis is a rare but life-threatening infection, caused by fungi of the Mucorales order, which can be found in soil, rotting leaves or on animals. Through characteristic angioinvasive growth, infections with mucor spores can occur as a
Maleitzke, Tazio, Märdian, Sven, Stahnke, Katharina, Trampuz, Andrej   +3 more
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Critical-Sized Bone Defects: Sequence and Planning. [PDF]

, 2017
Bone defects associated with open fractures require a careful approach and planning. At initial presentation, an emergent irrigation and debridement is required.
Abell, Apostle, Benson, Blum, Bosse, Breccia, Brewster, Brumback, Burston, Carver, D'Alleyrand, Dedmond, Dellinger, Dumbre Patil, Fischer, Fleming, Gerken, Gustilo, Gustilo, Henley, Hoff, Jenkinson, Johnson, Kao, Kirkup, Lack, Lee, Lee, Luchette, Mnif, Mohammad, Morelli, Moues, Murray, Palmer, Papakostidis, Patzakis, Patzakis, Pollak, Redfern, Rodriguez, Smith, Stannard, Templeman, Tornetta, Webb, Yaremchuk, Zalavras   +47 more
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Negative pressure wound therapy in the treatment of surgical site infection in cardiac surgery [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Objectives: to describe the relationship between epidemiological and clinical characteristics of postoperative cardiac surgery patients undergoing negative pressure wound therapy for the treatment of surgical site infection.
Mayra de Castro Oliveira, Alessandra Yuri Takehana de Andrade, Ruth Natalia Teresa Turrini, Vanessa de Brito Poveda   +3 more
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Silicone-coated non-woven polyester dressing enhances reepithelialisation in a sheep model of dermal wounds [PDF]

, 2012
Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) also known as V.A.C. (Vacuum-assisted closure), is widely used to manage various type of wounds and accelerate healing. NPWT has so far been delivered mainly via opencell polyurethane (PU) foam or medical gauze.
Briganti, Enrica, Costa, Manolo, Losi, Paola, Sanguinetti, Elena, Soldani, Giorgio   +4 more
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How to deal with an open abdomen? [PDF]

, 2015
Appropriate open abdomen treatment is one of the key elements in the management of patients who require decompressive laparotomy or in whom the abdomen is left open prophylactically.
Bjorck, Martin, De Waele, Jan, Kaplan, Mark, Sibaja, Pablo, Sugrue, Michael   +4 more
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Negative pressure wound therapy - review. [PDF]

, 2014
Efst á síðunni er hægt að nálgast greinina í heild sinni með því að smella á hlekkinnSárasogsmeðferð til að örva sárgræðslu var fyrst lýst í núverandi mynd árið 1997.
Elsa Valsdóttir, Ingibjörg Guðmundsdóttir, Steinn Steingrímsson, Tómas Guðbjartsson   +3 more
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