Negative Pressure Dressing of Infected Wounds In Neurosurgical Ward At RIMS.A Case Series Study.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 4
Abstract
Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a therapeutic technique using a vacuum dressing to promote healing in acute or chronic wounds to evaluate the results and benefits obtained from the topical use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in patients with infected wounds. This was a retrospective study of 80 patients (mean age 45 years) with infected wounds treated using NPWT. The infected wounds were caused by trauma. The treatment system used was SIMEX 300 made by Simex medizintechnik Gmbh,Germany. applied to the wounds in continuous mode from 100 to 150 mmHg. The parameters related to the wounds (location, number of VAC changes, the size of the defects in the soft parts, and the evolution of the state of the wound), length of hospital stay, length of intravenous antibiotic therapy, and complications related to the use of this therapy were evaluated. The mean length of the hospital stay, use of NPWT, and antibacterial therapy were 41 days, 22.5 days, and 20 days respectively. The use of the VAC led to a mean reduction of 29% in the wound area . Only one patient did not show any improvement in the final appearance of the wound with complete eradication of the infection. No complication directly caused by NPWT was observed. NPWT stimulates infection-free scar tissue formation in a short time, and is a quick and comfortable alternative to conventional infected wounds treatment methods.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr Alok Chandra Prakash, Dr Anand Prakash, Dr Chandra Bhushan Sahay
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