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Vacuum-Assisted Closure for the Treatment of Fournier’s Gangrene

Urologia Internationalis, 2009
<i>Background:</i> Fournier’s gangrene (FG) is a very aggressive necrotizing fasciitis involving subcutaneous fat and skin of scrotal and perineal regions. Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) is a well-known method used to treat complex wounds. The authors for the first time enhance a multimodal strategy to treat the FG using VAC, reducing the ...
Cuccia G, Mucciardi G, Morgia G, STAGNO D'ALCONTRES, Francesco, GALI', ALESSANDRO, Cotrufo S, Romeo M, MAGNO, Carlo   +7 more
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Vacuum-assisted wound closure and mesh-mediated fascial traction for temporary closure in open abdomen: A single-arm meta-analysis.

World Journal of Surgery
INTRODUCTION Open abdomen (OA) therapy is used in the management of patients who require surgery for severe abdominal conditions. This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the VAWCM technique regarding short and long-term outcomes.
G. Lech, B. Neves, G. T. Oliveira, C. A. Balthazar da Silveira, J. Kasmirski, D. Lima, L. Cavazzola   +6 more
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Use of incisional vacuum-assisted closure in the prevention of postoperative infection in high-risk patients who underwent spine surgery: a proof-of-concept study.

Journal of Neurosurgery : Spine, 2019
OBJECTIVEThis proof-of-concept study was conducted to determine whether negative-pressure wound therapy, through the use of incisional vacuum-assisted closure (VAC), is associated with a reduction in surgical site infections (SSIs) when compared to ...
B. Dyck, C. Bailey, C. Steyn, J. Petrakis, Jennifer C. Urquhart, Ruheksh Raj, P. Rasoulinejad   +6 more
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The Vacuum-Assisted Closure Device as a Bridge to Sternal Wound Closure

Annals of Plastic Surgery, 2001
Sixteen patients were treated for sternal wound infections after undergoing cardiac procedures. Their management involved prompt surgical debridement and quantitative wound biopsies. At the time of the initial debridement, the Vacuum-Assisted Closure Device (V.A.C.) was placed in the open sternal wound.
R E, Hersh, J M, Jack, M I, Dahman, R F, Morgan, D B, Drake   +4 more
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Donor-site morbidity after harvesting of radial forearm free flaps-comparison of vacuum-assisted closure with conventional wound care: A randomized controlled trial.

Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery, 2019
INTRODUCTION Radial forearm free flaps (RFFF) are often used to replace tissue removed in head and neck surgery. In recent years, many attempts have been made to reduce donor-site morbidity and to prevent common complications such as infection, skin ...
D. Halama, Ruth Dreilich, B. Lethaus, A. Bartella, N. Pausch   +4 more
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Vacuum-Assisted Ladder Closure

Plastic Surgical Nursing, 2013
Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has gained great recognition for its positive effects on enhancing the complex wound healing process. The aim of this limited presentation was to introduce the vacuum-assisted ladder closure (VALC) method as a novel wound care modality used in conjunction with NPWT that reduces wound closure time in complex wounds.
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Wound-Healing Following Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy with Use of a Locally Developed AquaVac System as Compared with the Vacuum-Assisted Closure (VAC) System.

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American volume, 2019
BACKGROUND Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) gained widespread clinical use after its introduction in the 1990s because of its many beneficial effects on the wound environment.
H. G. Cocjin, J. K. Jingco, Franklin Delano C Tumaneng, J. M. Coruña   +3 more
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Vacuum-Assisted Closure of a Complex Pilonidal Sinus

Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 2003
The annual incidence of pilonidal sinus is approximately 26 per 100,000, of which complex pilonidal sinuses are the minority. Many different approaches have been described for managing simple cases. Treatment options for complex pilonidal sinus include excision with healing by secondary intention or plastic surgical procedures to obliterate the defect.
Jonathan G, McGuinness, Desmond C, Winter, P Ronan, O'Connell   +2 more
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Vacuum-Assisted Closure With External Fixation of the Hand

Orthopedics, 2009
This article demonstrates an easy technique for applying a vacuum-assisted closure around an external fixator of the wrist and hand, with the aid of a surgical glove.
Kenneth S. Gerszberg, Virak Tan, Steven F. Harwin   +2 more
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Surgical Endoscopic Vacuum-assisted Closure Therapy (EVAC) in Treating Anastomotic Leakages After Major Resective Surgery of Esophageal and Gastric Cancer

Anticancer Research, 2018
Background/Aim: Endoscopic vacuum-assisted closure therapy (EVAC) is a promising new technique for repairing upper gastrointestinal defects of different etiologies. As of 2018, however, no standardized recommendation exists. This article reviewed EVAC in
E. Virgilio, Diego Ceci, M. Cavallini
semanticscholar   +1 more source