Results: 12

Simplified vacuum dressing system: effectiveness and safety in wounds management

Acta cir. bras; 37 (9), 2022
Purpose: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has revolutionized wound care, but its high cost reduces the procedure’s availability. To solve the problem, streamlined vacuum dressings systems have been proposed, but the utility of these devices has been poorly studied. The objective of this study was...

Uso de VAC en neonatos
Use of VAC in neonates

Rev. argent. cir. plást; 27 (2), 2021
El objetivo de este trabajo es normatizar el uso de la terapia de presión negativa de heridas complejas en neonatos. La iniciativa surge a partir de la negativa de nuestros proveedores locales de proporcionarnos el material del sistema VAC (cicatrización asistida por vacío), por temor a las posibles c...

Negative pressure wound therapy in the treatment of surgical site infection in cardiac surgery

Rev. bras. enferm; 73 (5), 2020
ABSTRACT Objectives: to describe the relationship between epidemiological and clinical characteristics of postoperative cardiac surgery patients undergoing negative pressure wound therapy for the treatment of surgical site infection. Methods: an observational, cross-sectional analytical study including...

Reconstrucción de piel cabelluda (SCALP) con injerto de espesor parcial y expansor tisular secundario a mordedura de perro en paciente pediátrico
Reconstruction of SCALP with partial thickness graft and tissue expander following a dog bite in a pediatric patient

Rev. argent. cir. plást; 25 (1), 2019
Introducción. Los defectos grandes y complejos de piel cabelluda en los pacientes pediátricos representan un reto para el cirujano plástico que se enfrenta a este tipo de lesiones, debido a la dificultad de las técnicas quirúrgicas disponibles en este grupo de edad. El objetivo primario en el manejo...

Continuous peritoneal lavage with vacuum peritoneostomy: an experimental study

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVE: Despite advances in diffuse peritonitis treatment protocols, some cases develop unfavorably. With the advent of vacuum therapy, the use of laparostomy to treat peritonitis has gained traction. Another treatment modality is continuous peritoneal lavage. However, maintaining this technique is di...

Fat grafting associated with negative pressure wound therapy

Acta cir. bras; 34 (9), 2019
Abstract Purpose: To describe a case report of FG associated with NPWT in the treatment of complex wound on the distal third of the lower limb with bone exposure. Case Report: A 59-year-old patient with chronic left tibial osteomyelitis since childhood underwent extensive debridement of the distal tibi...

A new low-cost negative-pressure wound therapy versus a commercially available therapy device widely used to treat complex traumatic injuries: a prospective, randomized, non-inferiority trial

Clinics; 72 (12), 2017
OBJECTIVES: Negative-pressure wound therapy has been widely adopted to reduce the complexity of treating a broad range of acute and chronic wounds. However, its cost is high. The objective of this study was to evaluate the following two different methods of negative-pressure wound therapy in terms of hea...

Effects of vacuum sealing drainage on the treatment of cranial bone-exposed wounds in rabbits

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (12), 2017
This study was designed to assess the efficacy of vacuum sealing drainage (VSD) on skull exposure wounds in rabbits and to investigate the underlying mechanism of the process. Full-thickness excisional circular wounds 2×2 cm with or without periosteum involvement were created in 88 New Zealand white rab...

Análise crítica do protocolo de tratamento da ferida operatória complicada após esternotomia para cirurgia cardíaca

Rev. bras. cir. plást; 32 (2), 2017
Introdução: As complicações de ferida operatória após esternotomia para acessos cirúrgicos para procedimentos cardiovasculares variam desde pequenas deiscências até mediastinite e osteomielite do esterno. Mediastinite e osteomielite do esterno associam-se a alto risco, alta morbidade e altas tax...