Clinical Significance of Vacuum assisted Closure in Management of Infected Wound: An Observational, Comparative Study
Arvind Suhagpure1, Yogesh Rathod1, Rajendra Baitule1
1Department of Orthopaedics, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Memorial Medical College and Hospital, Amravati, Maharashtra, India.
Introduction:
Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) is an alternative method of wound management, which uses negative pressure to prepare the wound for spontaneous healing or for lesser reconstructive options.Aims and Objectives: To determine the effectiveness of VAC dressings in the healing of chronic wounds, as compared to normal wound dressings.
Materials And Methods:
The study was conducted among 60 patients with chronic wounds randomly divided into groups of 30 each, to compare VAC dressing with conventional dressings.
Results:
There was a significant difference in total hospital stay, granulation tissue fill up and graft take up in both groups. The mean duration of hospital stay in Group A and Group B was 22.4 ± 5.61 and 28.57 ± 6.45 days, respectively. The mean percentage of granulation tissue formation in Group A was 94.12 ± 6.03, and in Group B was 91.2 ± 2.71.
Conclusion:
Activated Carbon dressing was found to be more beneficial and patient- patient friendly with lesser hospital stay and thus lesser cost than conventional dressings.
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