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Use of vacuum-assisted wound closure in three chronic wounds
1Veterans Administration Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minn., USA.
Abstract:
Vacuum-assisted wound closure has been reported to promote the healing of chronic wounds by increasing the vascularity and oxygenation of the wound bed, maintaining a moist environment, and removing exudate through negative pressure. The results of vacuum-assisted wound closure for 3 patients with chronic wounds are presented.