Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Initial Experiences Applying Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with a Novel Drape Containing an Acrylic- and Silicon-Based Adhesive

Introduction: In patients treated with negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), pain related to the removal of the acrylic drape and periwound skin irritation are known issues. As an alter...

Kari Day , RN, BSN, WCC;

Denise Gilmore , BSN, RN, CWON, CFCN;

Michael N. Desvigne , MD, FACS, CWS, FACCWS;

Kurt Holifield , RN, BSN, WCC, OMS;

Ashley L. Wardman , LPN;

11/18/2019

Original Research

A Four-step Technique for Effluent Diversion of Enteroatmospheric Fistulas

11/01/2019

Adolfo Cuendis-Velázquez ;

Mario Trejo-Avila ;

Elisafat Arce-Liévano ;

Mucio Moreno-Portillo ;

Eduardo Cárdenas-Lailson ;

Carlos Sanjuan-Martínez ;

The aim of this study is to describe an easily reproducible technique for effluent control in patients with enteroatmospheric fistula.

The aim of this study is to...

11/01/2019

Wounds

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: Optimizing Wound Management Outcomes

10/29/2019

Overview This program is designed to increase knowledge of appropriate and safe use of NPWT. The activity will provide practical knowledge to all clinicians when using NPWT. Content includes considerations for wound selection criteria,...

Overview This program is...

10/29/2019

Wounds

Case Report and Brief Review

Uncooperative Patient With an Infected Elbow Osteosynthesis: Alternative Management With Topical Sevoflurane

10/10/2019

Manuel Gerónimo-Pardo ;

Marcela Restrepo-Pérez ;

Sergio Losa-Palacios ;

Ainara Achaerandio-de Nova ;

A 41-year-old, uncooperative, homeless man, presented to the emergency room with a left olecranon fracture. After planned surgery, the surgical wound became infected with a methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus because the treatment...

A 41-year-old, uncooperative,...

10/10/2019

Wounds

Case Report and Brief Review

Comparing the Therapeutic Value of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy and Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation and Dwell Time in Bilateral Leg Ulcers: A Case Report

09/30/2019

Yuichiro Uoya ;

Kazuo Kishi , MD, PhD;

Naohiro Ishii , MD, PhD;

A 76-year-old man with intractable skin ulcers on both lateral malleoli presented to an outpatient clinic. Conservative treatment over a 3-month period had not been effective. The authors applied NPWT to the left leg and NPWTi-d to the right...

A 76-year-old man with...

09/30/2019

Wounds

Laboratory Research

Comparison of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Systems with Wound Pressure-regulating Technology: Ability to Maintain Target Pressure Under Varying Test Conditions

09/25/2019

Introduction: The ability of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) to deliver targeted negative pressure (NP) is challenged by complexities in moving exudate and air from the wound to the therapy unit. Wound pressure-regulating technology...

Introduction: The ability of...

09/25/2019

Wounds

Health Economics

Single-stage Biomatrix and Skin Graft Under a Single-patient Portable Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Device Decreases Hospital Costs

09/25/2019

Aim: This study assessed the economic savings when using a single-stage, single-patient negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT; Invia Motion NPWT; Medela, McHenry, IL) system over an advanced biomatrix (Integra Bilayer Wound Matrix; Integra...

Aim: This study assessed the...

09/25/2019

Wounds

Case Series

Positive Clinical Outcomes Using a Portable NPWT on Single-Stage Biomatrix and Skin Graft: Evaluation of 10 Consecutive Cases

09/10/2019

Aim: This study highlights the efficacy of using a single-patient, portable NPWT device over an advanced biomatrix and split-thickness skin graft (STSG) in a single stage. NPWT is a clinically proven therapy to assist in the healing of a STSG...

Aim: This study highlights the...

09/10/2019

Wounds

Rapid Communication

Benefits of a Patient-centered Remote Therapy Monitoring Program Focusing on Increased Adherence to Wound Therapy

08/31/2019

Tamara Stanton ;

April Lumpkins , MSN, AGACNP-BC, CWOCN-AP, CFCN;

Three home care patients receiving NPWT are presented to examine the relationship between patients using the RTM system and Virtual Therapy Specialists (VTS).

Three home care patients...

08/31/2019

Wounds

Original Research

Comparison of Efficacy and Complications Between Negative Pressure Wound Therapy and Conventional Mechanical Fixation in Skin Grafts: A Retrospective Analysis

08/01/2019

Dayong Wei ;

Hengshu Zhang ;

Xiao Shen ;

Tianfu Zhan ;

This retrospective study compares the efficacy and complications between NPWT and conventional mechanical fixation in skin grafts.

This retrospective study...