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Journal of Case Reports
Management of Post Traumatic Wounds using Indigenously Developed Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Device
Sushma Sagar, Parvez Mohi Ud Din Dar, Amit Sattigeri, Subodh Kumar, Amit Gupta
Division of Trauma Surgery and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, JPN Apex Trauma Center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-110023, India.
Corresponding Author:
Dr Sushma Sagar
Email: sagar.sushma@gmail.com
Received: 27-DEC-2021 Accepted: 12-MAR-2022 Published Online: 25-MAR-2022
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17659/01.2022.0009
Abstract
Background: Non-healing wounds are difficult to treat and pose a major challenge to health care facilities due to increased length of hospital stay. There are numerous therapeutic options for treating these hard to heal wounds, with varying degrees of success. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) or vacuum assisted closure (VAC) is an effective therapeutic intervention to accelerate wound healing in patients with diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers, surgical wounds, and complex traumatic injuries. Methods & Procedures: In this case series, the therapeutic efficacy of an NPWT device was evaluated in patients with difficult non-healing wounds. The results show that the NPWT system accelerated the wound healing in these complex and difficult-to-heal wounds for an improved healing outcome. Conclusion: The NPWT system is an efficient therapeutic option that can be used to reduce the healing time and associated wound infections for better treatment outcomes.
Keywords : Trauma, Infection, Skin Grafting, Wounds, Wound Healing.
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