Bridge vacuum-assisted closure: a novel technique of using a single vacuum machine for multiple adjacent wounds
1Department of Surgery, University Hospital Lewisham, London, SE13 6LH, UK. dr_durai@yahoo.com
International Journal of Clinical Practice
|January 22, 2010
Abstract
Aims:
To describe a simple method of applying the VAC dressing to multiple wounds.
Methods:
Applying a VAC dressing using a sponge bridge to allow the simultaneous treatment of multiple wounds.
Results:
Successful healing was achieved using this simple method.
Conclusion:
The use of a simple sponge bridge allowed the simultaneous treatment of two adjacent wounds.

