Negative pressure wound therapy as an adjunct to compression for healing chronic venous ulcers.
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OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), when used in combination with compression bandaging, for healing chronic resistant venous ulcers. METHOD In this pilot study, seven patients (with a total of 12 chronic resistant venous ulcers) received adjunctive NPWT and compression bandaging for 4 weeks. Their wounds were monitored for a total of 12 weeks. RESULTS Dormant ulcers were seen to rapidly develop into healthy wounds, with a granulating base. CONCLUSION This regimen may have a role in stimulating chronic venous ulcers into healing wounds, or in preparing them for skin grafting.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of wound care
دوره 20 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011