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Endoscopic vacuum therapy in the upper gastrointestinal tract [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Gastroenterology
Endoscopic vacuum therapy (EVT) is a promising and versatile intervention for managing transmural defects in the upper gastrointestinal tract. Despite challenges, EVT exhibits great efficacy and safety, emphasizing the need for standardized protocols and evidence-based practices.
Yasmijn J van Herwaarden   +2 more
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Vacuum therapy in dermatology: a review

JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology, 2006
SummaryModern wound therapy is developing continuously. Vacuum therapy is an estab‐lished procedure to treat wounds. Available on the market is, among others, the V.A.C.® (Vacuum Assisted Closure) therapy system. Here, we report the various effects of the vacuum therapy on wounds such as reducing the bacterial contamination, improving granulation and ...
Jan Simon
exaly   +3 more sources

Vacuum-therapy of postoperative sternomediastinitis

Khirurgiya. Zhurnal im. N.I. Pirogova, 2015
To estimate the results of sternomediastinitis management using vacuum-therapy compared with conventional treatment of such wounds.We have retrospectively analyzed data for the period from January 2007 to October 2014. The study enrolled 79 patients with infectious complication after cardiac surgery.
T M, Ruzmatov   +7 more
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Endoscopic Vacuum Therapy in Colorectal Surgery

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 2016
Endoscopic vacuum therapy (EVT) has been established in Germany for the treatment of anastomotic leakage after rectal resection. Continuous or intermittent suction and drainage decrease bacterial contamination, secretion, and local edema promoting perfusion and granulation at the same time.
Florian, Kuehn   +6 more
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Incisional Vacuum-Assisted Closure Therapy

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, 2006
Postoperative swelling and prolonged drainage from surgical incisions result in both practical and medical burdens, such as increased need for dressing changes and potentially higher rates of surgical wound infection. This article presents a technique to apply a vacuum-assisted closure therapy sponge as a postoperative dressing to provide a clean, dry ...
Andreas H, Gomoll   +2 more
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[Vacuum therapy].

Archivio italiano di urologia, nefrologia, andrologia : organo ufficiale dell'Associazione per la ricerca in urologia = Urological, nephrological, and andrological sciences, 1992
In the therapy of vasculogenic impotence, the Vacuum Device has been proposed up to now as an "external" prosthesis device with the aim of obtaining a penile erection of sufficient rigidity for penetration, in patients afflicted by vascular or neurological disorders. In the eighties, the experience gained with the use of Intra Cavernous Injections (C.I.
F, Colombo   +6 more
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Vacuum Therapy for Erectile Dysfunction

2016
Since receiving FDA approval in 1982, vacuum erection devices (VEDs) have benefitted millions of men suffering from erectile dysfunction (ED). Vacuum therapy has since been overshadowed by advances in pharmacologic and surgical therapies for ED; however, there has been a recent resurgence in the popularity of the VED.
Sarah L. Hecht, Jason C. Hedges
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Vacuum assisted therapy in the head and neck

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery
Purpose of review To review the utility of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in the management of head and neck wounds. Recent findings NPWT has broad applications in the management of head and neck wounds.
Max, Feng   +2 more
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Literature on the Subject of Vacuum Therapy Review and Update

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2007
Today, vacuum therapy can be regarded as established in routine clinical use. Many hundreds of reports on the subject of vacuum therapy have appeared in medical literature. This review intends to give an overview of the peer-reviewed literature published to date and its quality considering criteria of evidence-based medicine (EbM).Literature search ...
Christian, Willy   +2 more
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[The physics of vacuum therapy].

Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie, 2006
Vacuum therapy is a routine and successful method for wound treatment and for the temporary covering of soft-tissue defects. It is an occlusive method that can be used for treating acute, chronic and infected wounds. To date, no data are available regarding secretion transit times and pressure conditions in lesions treated with vacuum therapy.
D, Maier, A, Beck, L, Kinzl, M, Bischoff
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