CHAPTER 42 WOUND VAC: Tips and Tricks Annette Filiatrault, DPM INTRODUCTION Negative pressure wound therapy (NP\(/D using the \7ound VAC (Vacuum-Assisted Closure@) system (KCI, San Antonio, TX) has become an importanr rreatment modality for a variety of wounds in numerous medical fields ...
(KCI) vacuum-assisted closure (VAC). Another reported a trend toward enhanced fascial closure using the KCI VAC versus Barker's vacuum pack (RR, 2.6; 95 % CI: 0.95 to 7.1). A prospective cohort study observed improved mortality (RR, 0.48; 95 % CI: 0.25 to 0.92) and fascial closure ...
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VAC therapy for wounds. kci1.com/KCI1/vactherapy; accessed December 2011. Jessica Bosco, CVT, is a veterinary nurse at Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She is focused on the perioperative care of patients in the Soft Tissue Surgery Ward and a...
Another embodiment of the present invention provides a portable, flexible and disposable single-use wound exudates collection bag (“WECB”) system. The WECB is used to collect exudates, fluids and other debris withdrawn from a wound dressing used to treat a wound with negative pressure. The co...
2:07cv187 in the United States District Court Eastern District of Texas Marshall Division, Complaint with request for jury trial with cover sheet, filed by KCI on May 15, 2007. MDIV187-001. KCI v. Medela, Case No. 2:07cv187, Answer to complaint and counterclaim, filed by Medela Inc...
Four patients continued NPWT with VAC (V.A.C. Therapy, KCI Medical S.r.l., Milano, Italy), completing 1鈥 4 adjuntive cycles (average: 15 days) and achieved wound closure by secondary intention (three) or surgically (one). The remaining six patients presented good wound bed conditions ...