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My open fracture of my elbow left a hole that did not close and heal after plastic surgery, a second surgery to remove infected tissue, followed by a wound vac machine to try to close the hole. That’s when I turned to Dr. Gilbert. HIs simple, effective protocol healed my elbow wound...
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Also known as vacuum therapy or vac therapy, NPWT works by placing dressing over the wound with a hose attached to a vacuum or canister. A seal is placed over the dressing and hose and the device is turned on. Drainage runs into the canister while the suction from the vacuum brings the...
In this article, the author discusses the role of negative pressure wound therapy in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcer, also known as vacuum assisted closure (VAC) therapy. He mentions that VAC therapy is used for an efficient diabetes wound healing. He adds that the therapy also promotes ...
The mean cost to supply equipment for VAC® therapy was US$ 96.51/day compared to US$ 4.22/day for one of the 'home-made' devices (p value 0.01); labor costs for dressing changes were similar for both treatments. Pain intensity score was also reported to be lower in the 'home-made...
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Mean total length of VAC therapy was 43 days (range, 14-76 days). Mean time until complete healing was 51 days (range, 24-82 days). Mean length of VAC therapy in the hospital was 21 days (range, 5-61 days). Eleven patients received continued VAC treatment at home for a mean ...
Garcia-Ruano A, Deleyto E, Garcia-Fernandez S. VAC-instillation therapy in abdominal mesh exposure: a novel indication. The Journal of surgical research. 2016 Dec:206(2):292-297. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2016.08.030. Epub 2016 Aug 12[PubMed PMID: 27884322] ...