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Introduction of a handmade vacuum-assisted sponge drain for the treatment of anastomotic leakage after low anterior rectal resection [PDF]

Annals of Coloproctology, 2022
Purpose Anastomotic leakage, a known major postoperative complication, potentially leads to readmission, reoperation, and increased mortality rates in patients, such as rectal cancer patients following a low anterior resection (LAR).
Amir Keshvari, Abolfazl Badripour, Mohammad Reza Keramati, Alireza Kazemeini, Behnam Behboudi, Mohammad Sadegh Fazeli, Ehsan Rahimpour, Parisa Ghaffari, Seyed Mohsen Ahmadi Tafti   +8 more
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Comparison between Vacuum-Assisted Closure Technique and Conventional Approach in Patients with Mediastinitis After Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2023
Introduction: Median sternotomy is the most preferred approach in heart surgery. Post-sternotomy mediastinitis is a catastrophic and potentially life-threatening complication with an incidence rate of 0.15% to 5%, and its overall mortality rate reaches ...
Hakan Akbayrak, Hayrettin Tekumit
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Vacuum-assisted healing of various-aetiology wounds: A systematic review

Кубанский научный медицинский вестник, 2021
Background. The ever-growing rate of man-made accidents and disasters entails high traumatism. Traumas and other injuries, including purulent necrotic lesions, often lead to extensive wound defects requiring special surgeries for closure and to restore ...
V. V. Fedyushkin, A. G. Barishev
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Rectal perforation and perirectal abscess following stapled hemorrhoidectomy for prolapsed hemorrhoids successfully managed with Endo-SPONGE endoluminal vacuum-assisted wound closure system [PDF]

Annals of Coloproctology, 2022
Active drains, which work by negative pressure, are commonly used to drain closed airtight wounds. Higher negative pressure is used in vacuum-assisted wound closure dressings.
Emanuele Rosati, Manuel Valeri, Luigina Graziosi, Lavinia Amato, Stefano Avenia, Annibale Donini   +5 more
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Bilateral-pectoral major muscle advancement flap combined with vacuum-assisted closure therapy for the treatment of deep sternal wound infections after cardiac surgery

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2020
Objectives The median sternotomy is the most common surgical approach for cardiac surgery. Deep sternal wound infection is a fatal complication after median sternotomy.
Feng Song, Zhenzhong Liu
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A novel approach to resolve severe mediastinal and subcutaneous emphysema occurring in Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia using vacuum-assisted closure therapy

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2020
A 50-year-old human immunodeficiency virus positive patient who was diagnosed with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia developed severe subcutaneous and mediastinal emphysema, which was progressive despite low pressure mechanical ventilation ...
Noor H Bouwmeester, Hans Kieft, Ghada MM Shahin, Arno P Nierich   +3 more
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To Study the Outcome of Low-Cost Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy Using Wall-Mounted Vacuum Device in the Treatment of Open Wounds

Journal of Orthopedics, Traumatology and Rehabilitation, 2023
Background: The Primary objective of this prospective study is to study the rate of infection, number of days required for formation of healthy granulation tissue, healing of soft tissue injury and number of days of hospital stay and cost effectiveness ...
Neeraj Jain, Ravi Kant Jain, Ajay Sabhnani   +2 more
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Use of vacuum-assisted closure in massive puerperal genital hematoma [PDF]

Obstetrics & Gynecology Science, 2019
Puerperal genital hematomas are rare but life-threatening complications of obstetric emergencies. A pregnant patient (39 weeks) underwent a mediolateral episiotomy during a vaginal delivery.
Emsal Pinar Topdagi Yilmaz, Omer Erkan Yapca, Gamze Nur Cimilli Senocak, Yunus Emre Topdağı, Ragip Atakan Al   +4 more
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Mini-thoracostomy with vacuum-assisted closure: a minimally invasive alternative to open-window thoracostomy

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2018
Thoracostomy is a common treatment option for patients with stage III pleural empyema who do not tolerate pulmonary decortication. However, thoracostomy is considered mutilating because it involves a thoracic stoma, the closure of which can take years or
Alessandro Wasum Mariani, João Bruno Ribeiro Machado Lisboa, Guilherme de Abreu Rodrigues, Ester Moraes Avila, Ricardo Mingarini Terra, Paulo Manuel Pêgo-Fernandes   +5 more
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Efficacy of Primary Closure Technique in Treatment of Post-Sternotomy Mediastinitis in Paediatric Group: A Randomized Controlled Trial

International Journal of General Medicine, 2022
Ahmed S Fadaly,1 Ghada Mohammed Abdellatif,2 Sameh E Saeed,1 Alaa Brik,1 Mamdouh Elsharawy,1 Ahmed Deebis,1 Rabab Mahmoud Elfwakhry,3 Dina Said Shemais1 1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Human Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt;
Fadaly AS, Abdellatif GM, Saeed SE, Brik A, Elsharawy M, Deebis A, Elfwakhry RM, Shemais DS   +7 more
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