TITLE:
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with Multiple Drainage Holes for the Treatment of Pressure Ulcer with Undermining: Case Reports
AUTHORS:
Hiroyuki Miura, Yumiko Ito, Tomoko Matsuda, Ayano Abe, Syun Kitaba
KEYWORDS:
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy; Pressure Ulcer; Undermining
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Cosmetics, Dermatological Sciences and Applications,
Vol.3 No.1,
March
7,
2013
ABSTRACT:
Noninvasive treatment of pressure
ulcers with undermining is often difficult. To decrease the risk of bleeding in
such conditions, negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has been applied. We
treated a pressure ulcer with wide undermining using NPWT after opening
drainage holes in the undermined area. This method can reduce the risk of
bleeding and promote the rapid closure of the undermined area.