Novel use of VAC therapy in a patient with lymphocele following varicose surgery
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developed when the groin wound started to leak copious amounts of straw-coloured fluid. He was alarmed and rang the treating hospital and was advised to attend the ward to be seen by his consultant. The consultant recommended that a drainage bag was fitted over the wound site. However, this leaked and several further attempts to cover the wound with a drainage bag failed so ward staff referred the patient for specialist wound care advice.
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