Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with Instillation for Wound Cleansing Prior to Rotation Flap Closure of Pressure Ulcers

  Background: Proper wound cleansing is an integral part of early-stage wound management that is essential in facilitating the transition to therapies that (i) promote granula...

07/12/2019

Consultation Corner

A Closer Look At Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in PBDs

07/03/2019

Kathleen D. Schaum, MS

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07/03/2019

Today's Wound Clinic

Improving Quality of Care and Reducing Cost Burdens Through NPWT Management Automation

Background: Hospitals devote significant resources to properly manage patients prescribed Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) utilizing the traditional system.  In the traditional...

06/10/2019

Comparing Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with Instillation and Advanced Wound Dressings for Management of Complex Lower Extremity Wounds

Background: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) with instillation and dwell time (NPWTi-d) using a reticulated open cell foam dressing with through holes (ROCF-CC) has been report...

05/29/2019

Impact of MACRA Legislation and MIPS Scores on Value Analysis for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Devices

Introduction: The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) changes clinician reimbursement from a fee-for-service payment system to a fee-for-value system. Physicians are scor...

02/09/2019