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EFFICACY OF GAUZE-BASED NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY AFTER SPLIT-THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT IN THE CARE OF LARGE WOUNDS
ISSN: 2617 - 9482
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EFFICACY OF GAUZE-BASED NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY AFTER SPLIT-THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT IN THE CARE OF LARGE WOUNDS
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Publisher: Bahria University Medical And Dental College
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Abstract
ABSTRACT Background: Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) or vacuum dressings involve the application of a controlled negative pressure on the wound. Traditionally, STSGs were fixed with Bolster technique, where sutures are used to fix pressure dressings over the top of recently placed grafts. Taking it a step further in our study we applied an effective and user friendly filler material (surgical roll gauze) on very large defects. The objective of this study was to assess the clinical efficacy of gauze-based negative pressure wound therapy as an adjunctive therapy to STSG, over complex and very large wounds. Material & Methods: This descriptive study was conducted at Army Burn Center, Combined Military Hospital Kharian and PNS Shifa Hospital Karachi from January 2016 to June 2017. Gauze based VAC system used. Negative pressure was applied at −80 mm Hg. Evaluation was carried out to assess the performance of gauze-based NPWT. Result...
