Negative Pressure Wound Therapy—An Effective, Minimally Invasive Therapeutic Modality in Burn Wound Management - International Journal of Clinical Medicine

IJCM > Vol.6 No.5, May 2015

International Journal of Clinical Medicine

Volume 6, Issue 5 (May 2015)

ISSN Print: 2158-284X ISSN Online: 2158-2882

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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy—An Effective, Minimally Invasive Therapeutic Modality in Burn Wound Management ()

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DOI: 10.4236/ijcm.2015.65038 3,781 Downloads 6,671 Views Citations

Author(s)

Endre Nagy¹, István Juhász^1,2

Affiliation(s)

¹Burn and Dermatosurgery Unit at Department of Dermatology, University of Debrecen Clinical Center, Debrecen, Hungary.
²Coordinating Department of Surgical Specialties, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.

ABSTRACT

Despite the advancement in burn therapy in the last decades the treatment of burn wounds still remains a challenging task. Infection is still a common complication; while sepsis remains the leading cause of death in severe burns. The research guided integration of new and effective techniques in burn wound management is mandatory. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is an effective and widely used technique in the management of problematic wounds. Previously existing indications include soft tissue traumas and chronic wounds such as diabetic, arterial, venous and pressure ulcers. The characteristics and challenges of these wounds have a lot in common with burns. Since the early 2000’s there are experiences with the use of NPWT for the healing of second degree burn wounds. Our clinical experience shows that it is a minimally invasive and effective way of improving burn wound management. In this article we give a review of the literature showing the mechanisms, unmapped future opportunities, financial issues, and possible adverse effects of NPWT in burn therapy.

KEYWORDS

NPWT, Negative Pressure Wound Therapy, VAC, Vacuum-Assisted Closure, Partial Thickness Burns

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Nagy, E. and Juhász, I. (2015) Negative Pressure Wound Therapy—An Effective, Minimally Invasive Therapeutic Modality in Burn Wound Management. International Journal of Clinical Medicine, 6, 301-306. doi: 10.4236/ijcm.2015.65038.

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