A simple and low- cost technique for Closed Incision Negative-Pressure Therapy

Surgical site infection (SSI) makes patient care more expensive by prolonging antibiotic usage and hospital stay. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has been recently reported as a preventive strategy to avoid SSI. We present a simple and low-cost vacuum dressing that may improve surgical wound...

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Main Authors: Dominik Andrzej Walczak, Michał Wojtyniak, Piotr Wojciech Trzeciak, Dariusz Pawełczak, Zbigniew Pasieka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medigent Foundation 2017-04-01
Series:Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Journal
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Online Access:https://www.npwtj.com/index.php/npwtj/article/view/25
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author Dominik Andrzej Walczak
Michał Wojtyniak
Piotr Wojciech Trzeciak
Dariusz Pawełczak
Zbigniew Pasieka
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description Surgical site infection (SSI) makes patient care more expensive by prolonging antibiotic usage and hospital stay. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has been recently reported as a preventive strategy to avoid SSI. We present a simple and low-cost vacuum dressing that may improve surgical wound healing and prevent high-risk wounds from complications.
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spelling doaj.art-67289b3fd0eb4c43a30840f5b2c251452022-12-22T03:47:30ZengMedigent FoundationNegative Pressure Wound Therapy Journal2392-02972017-04-0141121310.18487/npwtj.v4i1.2525A simple and low- cost technique for Closed Incision Negative-Pressure TherapyDominik Andrzej Walczak0Michał Wojtyniak1Piotr Wojciech Trzeciak2Dariusz Pawełczak3Zbigniew Pasieka41) Department of General Surgery, John Paul II Memorial Hospital, Belchatow, Poland 2) Department of Experimental Surgery, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, PolandDepartment of General Surgery, John Paul II Memorial Hospital, Belchatow, PolandDepartment of General Surgery, John Paul II Memorial Hospital, Belchatow, PolandDepartment of Experimental Surgery, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, PolandDepartment of Experimental Surgery, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, PolandSurgical site infection (SSI) makes patient care more expensive by prolonging antibiotic usage and hospital stay. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has been recently reported as a preventive strategy to avoid SSI. We present a simple and low-cost vacuum dressing that may improve surgical wound healing and prevent high-risk wounds from complications.https://www.npwtj.com/index.php/npwtj/article/view/25Negative pressure wound therapyClosed Incision Negative-Pressure Therapysurgical site infection
spellingShingle Dominik Andrzej Walczak
Michał Wojtyniak
Piotr Wojciech Trzeciak
Dariusz Pawełczak
Zbigniew Pasieka
A simple and low- cost technique for Closed Incision Negative-Pressure Therapy
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Journal
Negative pressure wound therapy
Closed Incision Negative-Pressure Therapy
surgical site infection
title A simple and low- cost technique for Closed Incision Negative-Pressure Therapy
title_full A simple and low- cost technique for Closed Incision Negative-Pressure Therapy
title_fullStr A simple and low- cost technique for Closed Incision Negative-Pressure Therapy
title_full_unstemmed A simple and low- cost technique for Closed Incision Negative-Pressure Therapy
title_short A simple and low- cost technique for Closed Incision Negative-Pressure Therapy
title_sort simple and low cost technique for closed incision negative pressure therapy
topic Negative pressure wound therapy
Closed Incision Negative-Pressure Therapy
surgical site infection
url https://www.npwtj.com/index.php/npwtj/article/view/25
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