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Outcome of negative pressure wound therapy with different devices

VEVERKOVÁ, Lenka, Jiří JARKOVSKÝ, Jan ŽÁK, Michal REŠKA, Jan KONEČNÝ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Outcome of negative pressure wound therapy with different devices

Authors

VEVERKOVÁ, Lenka (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Jiří JARKOVSKÝ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jan ŽÁK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Michal REŠKA (203 Czech Republic), Jan KONEČNÝ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Petr VLČEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Ivan ČAPOV (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Wound Medicine, ELSEVIER, 2014, 2213-9095

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30200 3.2 Clinical medicine

Country of publisher

Netherlands

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14110/14:00076521

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

Keywords in English

Different device; Infected wound; NPWT

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Změněno: 18/11/2014 12:15, Soňa Böhmová

Abstract

V originále

Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is an evidence-based therapy for the treatment of chronic and acute wounds. The application of specific dressing kits with the NPWT unit enables physiological processes in the wound that support healing especially by promoting wound bed preparation and managing high levels of exudate. The aim of NPWT is to close the wound faster by reducing complications like sepsis, wound recurrence, which reduce wound healing and may lead to amputation. The duration of the therapy depends on the therapeutic aims, wound pathology and the presence of co-morbidities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of two different topical negative pressure devices. We analysed results of 70 patients suffering from wound healing disorders treated with KCI (VAC®) as well as by Hartmann (Vivano®) negative pressure wound therapy devices between 2008 and 2012.