Vacuum – assisted closure in neurosurgery as treatment option for purulent wounds after spinal implants procedures – short preliminary report
We present a short preliminary report about the use of vacuum - assisted closure in infected and purulent wounds treatment after neurosurgical spinal procedures. Our report is based on the currently treated patients and points out to other neurosurgeons this therapeutic possibility. We are currentl...
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We present a short preliminary report about the use of vacuum - assisted closure in infected and purulent wounds treatment after neurosurgical spinal procedures. Our report is based on the currently treated patients and points out to other neurosurgeons this therapeutic possibility. We are currently treating two severely injured patients in bad functional state. These patients had severe spine injuries and were therefore treated surgically by decompression and fusion. Patient No. 1 had C5 burst fracture treated by anterior and posterior stabilization, while patient No. 2 had Th4 burst fracture treated with posterior transpedicular stabilization. The patients developed purulent surgical site infection. Revision and wounds irrigation were ineffective. Desire to leave titanium implants in patient’s spines (which is important for future rehabilitation), it was decided to use V.A.C® in wounds healing. We find that vacuum - assisted closure appears to be of significant benefit in such treatment. It is a good therapeutic option in the management of such patients; however, this issue requires more extensive research in the future.
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| spelling | doaj.art-c5044f6187ff493ba9bd7f5e53c0ba0f2022-12-22T02:55:23ZengKazimierz Wielki UniversityJournal of Education, Health and Sport2391-83062022-02-0112210.12775/JEHS.2022.12.02.010Vacuum – assisted closure in neurosurgery as treatment option for purulent wounds after spinal implants procedures – short preliminary reportZygmunt Siedlecki0Kajetan Hadzik1Jakub Woźniak2Maciej Śniegocki3Department of Neurosurgery, Neurotraumatology and Pediatric Neurosurgery, The Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, The Nicolaus Copernicus University in ToruńDepartment of Neurosurgery, Neurotraumatology and Pediatric Neurosurgery, The Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, The Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń Department of Neurosurgery, Neurotraumatology and Pediatric Neurosurgery, The Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, The Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń Department of Neurosurgery, Neurotraumatology and Pediatric Neurosurgery, The Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, The Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń We present a short preliminary report about the use of vacuum - assisted closure in infected and purulent wounds treatment after neurosurgical spinal procedures. Our report is based on the currently treated patients and points out to other neurosurgeons this therapeutic possibility. We are currently treating two severely injured patients in bad functional state. These patients had severe spine injuries and were therefore treated surgically by decompression and fusion. Patient No. 1 had C5 burst fracture treated by anterior and posterior stabilization, while patient No. 2 had Th4 burst fracture treated with posterior transpedicular stabilization. The patients developed purulent surgical site infection. Revision and wounds irrigation were ineffective. Desire to leave titanium implants in patient’s spines (which is important for future rehabilitation), it was decided to use V.A.C® in wounds healing. We find that vacuum - assisted closure appears to be of significant benefit in such treatment. It is a good therapeutic option in the management of such patients; however, this issue requires more extensive research in the future. https://apcz.umk.pl/JEHS/article/view/37415vacuum - assisted closureneurosurgeryspinewound |
| spellingShingle | Zygmunt Siedlecki Kajetan Hadzik Jakub Woźniak Maciej Śniegocki Vacuum – assisted closure in neurosurgery as treatment option for purulent wounds after spinal implants procedures – short preliminary report Journal of Education, Health and Sport vacuum - assisted closure neurosurgery spine wound |
| title | Vacuum – assisted closure in neurosurgery as treatment option for purulent wounds after spinal implants procedures – short preliminary report |
| title_full | Vacuum – assisted closure in neurosurgery as treatment option for purulent wounds after spinal implants procedures – short preliminary report |
| title_fullStr | Vacuum – assisted closure in neurosurgery as treatment option for purulent wounds after spinal implants procedures – short preliminary report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vacuum – assisted closure in neurosurgery as treatment option for purulent wounds after spinal implants procedures – short preliminary report |
| title_short | Vacuum – assisted closure in neurosurgery as treatment option for purulent wounds after spinal implants procedures – short preliminary report |
| title_sort | vacuum assisted closure in neurosurgery as treatment option for purulent wounds after spinal implants procedures short preliminary report |
| topic | vacuum - assisted closure neurosurgery spine wound |
| url | https://apcz.umk.pl/JEHS/article/view/37415 |
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