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A Simplified Vacuum Dressing System
Sandro Cilindro de Souza1, Carlos Henrique Briglia1, Reinaldo Miranda Cavazzani2
1Bahia State General Hospital, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
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Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) may not necessarily require sophisticated equipment. In settings with limited medical resources, simplified vacuum dressings have been considered an effective alternative to the gold-standard vacuum-assisted closure system. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of a simplified vacuum dressing system in the treatment of complex wounds.
Materials And Methods:
This was a prospective study in which difficult-to-manage wounds were treated using a simplified vacuum dressing system. Thirty-nine patients with a total of 51 wounds were treated. The main complications were pain (15.7%), bleeding (9.6%), and extremity edema (5.2%). After NPWT, the wounds were closed by skin grafting or with a skin flap in 71.8% of patients.
Results:
The results of NPWT were considered satisfactory in 87.2% of cases. The use of a simplified vacuum dressing system provided satisfactory results in the treatment of complex wounds in the studied population.
Conclusion:
The system proved easy to use, had a low complication rate and excellent costeffectiveness, and it may be considered as an effective alternative to the gold-standard vacuum-assisted closure system for patients requiring prolonged hospitalization due to the presence of extensive wounds that cannot be treated at home.
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