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Vacuum Assisted Closure Therapy
Plastic Surgical Nursing, 2005Negative pressure wound therapy, available in the United States through Kinetic Concepts, Incorporated, San Antonio, Texas, as Vacuum Assisted Closure (VAC) therapy, is a must in plastic surgery. VAC therapy and the VAC dressing change procedure are described. Benefits of VAC therapy as well as cost concerns are discussed.
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Vacuum-Compression Therapy for the Treatment of an Ischemic Ulcer
Physical Therapy, 1993This case report describes the use of a new medical device that utilizes vacuum-compression therapy (VCT) in the management of a 30-year-old female patient with severe arteriosclerosis and an associated nonhealing fasciotomy wound. Attempts were made to treat the patient with local care consisting of debridement and saline-moistened gauze dressings ...
J M, McCulloch, C C, Kemper
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Endoscopic vacuum sponge therapy for esophageal defects
Surgical Endoscopy, 2010Anastomotic insufficiency in esophageal anastomosis and esophageal defects of other etiology are very severe complications. For anastomotic insufficiency in the rectum, endoscopic vacuum therapy has already been used successfully. The authors used vacuum therapy for anastomotic defects and other lesions of the esophagus.Between November 2006 and ...
Gunnar, Loske +2 more
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Vacuum-assisted closure therapy in newborn gangrene
Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, 2010Gangrene of the newborn or neonatal gangrene is very uncommon, and it usually involves the extremities. Neonatal gangrene seems to be more frequent in pregnancies related with spontaneous rupture of the amniotic sac leading to delayed delivery or dry labour. However, in most of the cases, no aetiological factor can be found.
Kanturk, Riza +2 more
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Cancer Therapy in a Data Vacuum
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 2021Eleanor D, Lederer, Michael E, Brier
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Endoscopic Endoluminal Vacuum Therapy in Esophageal Perforation
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2014Esophageal perforation is a serious disease with a high morbidity and mortality rate. Endoscopic vacuum therapy (EVT) is a new endoscopic treatment option, which is used to treat anastomotic leakages after rectal and esophageal resections. We report on 10 patients treated with EVT for esophageal perforation.Clinical and therapy-related data such as age,
Nils, Heits +7 more
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[Wound management with vacuum therapy].
Der Unfallchirurg, 2002Vacuum assisted wound closure (VAC) is a closed system, which applies negative pressure to the wound tissues. Basic studies have shown beneficial effects on wound blood flow and proliferation of healing granulation tissue. Theoretically, the method acts by removal of excess tissue fluid from the extravascular space, which lowers capillary after-load ...
L X, Webb, U, Schmidt
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[Vacuum therapy in vascular surgery].
Revista de enfermeria (Barcelona, Spain), 2010The negative pressure therapy is a system of healing and active non-invasive, which uses a controlled and localized negative pressure to stimulate the healing of acute and chronic wounds, because it promotes the formation of granulation tissue, and allows limited infection proper control of loss of body fluids.
Arantxa, González Ovejero +1 more
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How to apply vacuum-assisted closure therapy
Nursing Standard, 2016RATIONALE AND KEY POINTS: This article aims to provide an overview of the technique for applying vacuum-assisted closure therapy (V.A.C. therapy), using the example of one of the most basic dressing types: V.A.C. GranuFoam, a black polyurethane foam. Practitioners should refer to the manufacturer's instructions for application of other dressing types. ▶
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Vacuum-Assisted Closure Therapy
Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2006Maureen E. O'Rourke, Melanie N. Hurst
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