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Vacuum-assisted closure as a treatment modality for infections after cardiac surgery. [PDF]

, 2003
OBJECTIVE: Wound infections after cardiac surgery carry high morbidity and mortality. A plethora of management strategies have been used to treat such infections.
Murphy, Fiona, Bryant, Steve, Ritchie, Andrew J., Luckraz, Heyman, Charman, Susan C, Ritchie, Andrew J, Charman, Susan C.   +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
core   +1 more source

Effect of Vacuum-Assisted Closure Therapy on Diabetic Wounds Management [PDF]

Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Background: Diabetic wounds are considered a medical, psychological, social, and economic burden and are associated with decreased patients’ quality of life. Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy is widely established in managing several types of wounds.
Mohamed Adel Abd El-Aty Shormana, Moustafa Mabrouk, Jehan Y. ElRazkey   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

New AI‐Assisted Approach for Expanding the Solution Space: Application to Lattice Structure Design

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This work introduces an innovative framework for designing structured materials by ex panding the design space through reparameterization of qualitative variables into continuous structural descriptors. Combined with machine‐learning‐based prediction and multi‐objective optimization, the approach enables the discovery of novel lattice architectures ...
G. H. Gahimbare, Y. Beideler, D. Chune, R. De Guio, T. Roland, H. Chibane   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

OntOMat: Toward Ontology‐Based Product and Process Design Engineering and Optimization Solutions Fueling Circular Value Chains

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
The OntOMat ontology establishes a structured framework for polymer matrix fiber reinforced composite materials, integrating manufacturing processes, characterization methods, and multiscale design through the VDI/VDE 3682 formalized process description standard.
Nicolas Christ, Jörg Hohe, Martin Kördel, Michael Giese, Niklas Toffert, Christian Seidel, Olaf Rehme, Patrik Schneider, Oliver Focke, Elie Abi Aoun, Claas Falldorf, Beñat Gutierrez, Alexandra Kühn, Sven Torstrick-von der Lieth, Christoph Herden, Erik Johannsen, Jan‐Uwe R. Schmidt, Felix Winkelmann, Andreas Schott, Daniel Schott   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

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, Stephenson, John, Milne, Jeanette, Gillibrand, Warren P., Cook, Leanne, Ousey, Karen J., Ousey, Karen   +6 more
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EXPERIENCE OF APPLICATION OF VACUUM-ASSISTED CLOSURE IN NEONATES WITH SUPERFICIAL POSTSTERNOTOMY WOUND INFECTION AFTER CARDIAC SURGERY

Вестник хирургии имени И.И. Грекова, 2017
OBJECTIVE. The study evaluated the efficacy of application of the method of vacuum-assisted closure in neonates with complicated healing of sternotomy soft tissue wounds after cardiac surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Vacuum-assisted therapy of soft tissue
A. A. Morozov, E. V. Grekhov, A. K. Latypov, N. A. Kotin, A. V. Vasilets, I. A. Kozyrev   +5 more
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Semantic Modeling in Materials Science and Engineering With Platform MaterialDigital Core Ontology 3.0

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
The community‐driven Platform MaterialDigital Core Ontology (PMDco) 3.0 is introduced as a Basic Formal Ontology‐aligned semantic backbone for the processing–structure–properties paradigm in Materials Science and Engineering. Modular engineering, automated releases, and validation workflows are highlighted and key semantic patterns for materials ...
Markus Schilling, Philipp von Hartrott, Jörg Waitelonis, Thomas Hanke, Henk Birkholz, Hossein Beygi Nasrabadi, Khashayar Razghandi, Kamilla Zaripova, Felix Thonagel, Fabian Neuhaus, Martin Glauer, Lars Vogt, Harald Sack, Lutz Mädler, Bernd Bayerlein, Chris Eberl   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of the Role of Vacuum Assisted Temporary Abdominal Closure as a Method for Treatment of Complex Abdominal Wound [PDF]

Ain-Shams Journal of Surgery
Introduction: Open abdomen management is a life-saving but challenging approach in trauma, sepsis, andabdominal compartment syndrome. Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) has gained wide acceptance as a temporaryabdominal closure (TAC) method due to its ...
Monica Mousa, Mohammed Mohammed, Ayman Abdel-Monaem, ahmed saad   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Infected Wound following Posterior Spinal Instrumentation using Simple Self-assembled System: A Case Report [PDF]

Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 2014
Postoperative wound infection in an instrumented spine patient is often disastrous. Management includes implant removal leading to spine instability.
CW Chang, HZ Chan, SW Lim, EH Khoo, Zulkiflee O   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source