Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

• Autores: Bryden Stanley
• Localización: Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice: Small Animal Practice, ISSN-e 0195-5616, Vol. 47, Nº. 6, 2017, págs. 1203-1220
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) transforms an open wound into a closed, moist environment through which a controlled vacuum is applied.

    The modality is widely used in human medicine in acute, subacute, and chronic open wounds; plastic and reconstructive surgery; dehiscences; open abdominal drainage;

    and closed incisions.

    NPWT has been shown to reduce interstitial edema, stimulate fibroplasia, and enhance angiogenesis, although some mechanisms remain to be elucidated.

    Veterinary studies have recently shown that NPWT is beneficial in open wounds, in which it promotes the early appearance of a smooth granulation tissue bed; NPWT also improves free graft survival and has been used in several other indications.

    Further studies are needed to refine NPWT protocols for different species, to identify different indications, and to determine which protocols are best suited for each application type.