NPWT

Original Research

The Utility of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in the Management of Complex Deep Cardiothoracic Surgical Site Infections

06/09/2024

Yasser Aljehani

Farouk Alrashaid

Hatem El-bawab

Naif Alkhaldi

Hmood Alsadery

Norah Alayyaf

Jana AlSaikhan

Sumiyah AlShamekh

06/09/2024

Wounds

Case Q&A

Treatment With Novel Foam Dressing of NPWTi-D for Postoperative Necrosis Complicated by Critical Limb Ischemia

11/03/2022

Yuki Matsuoka , MD;

Michika Fukui , MD;

Natsuko Kakudo , MD, PhD;

A 69-year-old man presented with ischemic ulcer against a background of diabetes and chronic renal failure. He showed skin necrosis of the right third toe and heel and had undergone below-the-knee amputation at another hospital.The authors...

A 69-year-old man presented with...

11/03/2022

ePlasty

Pearls for Practice

Standardization and Extent of Use of a Hypochlorous Acid–Preserved Wound Cleanser in an Inpatient Acute Care Setting

11/02/2021

Michael D. Kalos , DNP, RN, CWOCN;

This article reports the extent and use of with HAPWOC for wounds that are managed with traditional NPWT and for MASD.

This article reports the extent...

11/02/2021

Wound Management & Prevention

Cutis Aplasia of Bilateral Lower Extremities with Epidermolysis Bullosa, Bart`s Syndrome; Treatment Using Negative Pressure Wound Therapy to Improve Neonatal Outcome, Decrease Closure Time, Decrease Pain, and Decrease Morbidity.

Bart’s Syndrome is a constellation of processes occurring in conjunction with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB). We describe the cases of two newborn infants presenting with congenital loss of s...

Helen Hannan ;

Ibrahim Amjad , MD, MBA, FACS, FAAP;

01/28/2021

Comparison of Ninety-day Wound Related Costs for Patients Undergoing Outpatient NPWT With or Without Remote Therapy Monitoring

The objective of this evaluation was to determine whether RTM reduced 90-day costs in patients undergoing NPWT.

Leah P. Griffin , MS;

01/28/2021

Management of Nonviable Tissue Buildup in Abdominal Wounds

Abstract Body: In cases where full closure is not achieved after open abdominal surgery, patients are left with open cutaneous wounds with knotted, heavy sutures at the wound base, provid...

Mary Anne R. Obst , BSN, RN, CCRN, CWON;

Michael D. Kalos , DNP, RN, CWOCN;

Kaitlin Nelson ;

11/23/2020

Management of Two Patients with Enterocutaneous Fistula After Open Abdomen Requiring Split-Thickness Skin Grafting

We present the cases of Patient A, a 71-year-old female, and Patient B, a 74-year-old male, who underwent successful management of enterocutaneous fistulas after having open abdomens requ...

Luis Cardenas , DO, PhD;

Elizabeth McCarthy , MD;

11/23/2020

Isolation of Enteric Fistulas to Allow Adjacent Skin Graft Placement

Abstract Body: Wounds near fistulas and ostomies are typically not good candidates for skin grafting due to the risk of effluent contamination; however, not grafting these wounds can dela...

Michael D. Kalos , DNP, RN, CWOCN;

Kaitlin Nelson ;

Mary Anne R. Obst , BSN, RN, CCRN, CWON;

11/23/2020

Evaluating the Clinical Acceptance of a Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) System in Accordance with Standards of Care in Patients with a Variety of Wound Types

The primary objective was to determine acceptable progress towards the goal of therapy for Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFU), Pressure Injuries/Pressure Ulcers (PI/PU), surgical, acute/traumatic...

Joan Wilson , MSN, MHA, RN;

Bounthavy Homsombath , MD;

Beretta Craft-Coffman , PA-C;

Shawn P. Fagan , MD, FACS;

11/23/2020