Negative pressure treatment of open wounds also known as Vacuum-assisted wound closure (VAC) is a non-invasive, active, wound management therapy exposing the wound bed to local sub-atmospheric negative pressure through a closed system in order to facilitate wound healing. Initially introduced in ...
Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a new type of dressing used after surgery. The device creates a vacuum using a suction pump which removes blood and fluid that may collect in a wound. The vacuum may also encourage the formation of granulation (healing) tissue. However, NPWT dressings...
A two-stage method of treatment of open injuries of the extremities is described consisting of primary surgical toilet of the skin and excision of the wound, leaving the wound itself open and covered with a dressing moistened with 0·005 per cent cetrimide. The dressing is changed daily. Withi...
Antibacterial Polyacrylamide and Dextran-Graft-Polyacrylamide Hydrogels for the Treatment of Open Wounds Background. Open wound treatment requires a use of bandage material to prevent the development of pathogenic microflora and to provide the necessary condit... P Virych,O Nadtoka,N Kutsevol,... ...
The introduction of skin substitutes in the last decade has dramatically changed how we think about the concept of "non-healing" wounds. Their use has improved prognosis and reduced morbidity in the treatment of open wounds. This article aims to summarize the development of tissue-engineered skin...
Treatment of open sternal wounds with the vacuum-assisted closure system: a safe, reliable method. Plast Reconstr Surg 2002;109:710 -2... Harlan,W John - 《Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery》 被引量: 68发表: 2002年 Vacuum assisted wound treatment apparatus and infection identification system and...
Introduction: Non-healing wound in the sternal region after coronary arteries bypass graft surgery is a serious complication. For healing a chronic wound, several novel approaches have been proposed recently such as using bone marrow stem cells, platelets and fibrin glue (PFG); but a non-invasive...
Open abdomen technique is a surgical treatment in which the fascia and skin are left open in order to reduce the value of the intra-abdominal pressure. Acc... Krzysztof,Szmyt,Krokowicz,... - 《Polski Przeglad Chirurgiczny》 被引量: 142发表: 2015年 Use of negative pressure wound therapy ...
Breathable and sterile, the product can be applied (to clean, dry skin) over an open wound. It is thin enough not to increase pressure between skin ... LR Roniger - 《Biomechanics》 被引量: 0发表: 2006年 Design and Development of Enhanced Antimicrobial Breathable Biodegradable Polymeric Films...
The transfer elements (8) exchange fluid with a patient, generally through a wound site (4), and with external components of the systems (2). Osmotic solution gradients are controlled by a methodology involving the present invention for extracting solutions, which can include toxins, from ...