Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy

444  relevant articles (32 outcomes, 34 trials/studies) found for this Therapy

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Experts

1.	Ingemansson, Richard: 13 articles (06/2008 - 05/2002)
2.	Sjögren, Johan: 11 articles (06/2008 - 12/2003)
3.	Gustafsson, Ronny: 11 articles (06/2008 - 05/2002)
4.	Malmsjö, Malin: 9 articles (06/2008 - 11/2004)
5.	Song, David H: 5 articles (07/2008 - 01/2003)
6.	Armstrong, David G: 5 articles (06/2008 - 04/2004)
7.	Algotsson, Lars: 5 articles (04/2006 - 05/2002)
8.	Lavery, Lawrence A: 4 articles (06/2008 - 11/2005)
9.	Nilsson, Johan: 4 articles (06/2008 - 06/2005)
10.	Horch, R E: 4 articles (09/2007 - 04/2006)

Related Diseases

1.	Wounds and Injuries (Trauma) 02/01/2007 - "Topical negative pressure therapy helped to achieve complete wound closure in 14 patients (54%), and there was a mean reduction in wound surface area from 52.2 cm2 (range 4-150) to 26.8 cm2 (0-120)" 06/01/2006 - "Vacuum-Assisted Closure therapy as been shown to be very effective in enhancing wound debridement and the rate of granulation tissue formation" 10/01/2005 - "The vacuum-assisted closure system has proven to be effective and safe in the treatment of a variety of wound types" 08/01/2003 - "Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy has proven cost efficient, safe, and effective as a treatment modality in wound care" 01/01/2004 - "In conclusion, this study shows a positive effect of vacuum-assisted closure therapy on wound healing, expressed as a significant reduction of wound surface area" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
2.	Mediastinitis 10/01/2007 - "SUMMARY:: Vacuum-assisted closure has been adopted as the first-line treatment for poststernotomy mediastinitis as a result of the excellent clinical outcome achieved with its use" 04/01/2006 - "BACKGROUND: Numerous authors have reported promising results with the use of vacuum-assisted closure therapy in poststernotomy mediastinitis" 12/01/2004 - "Several authors have reported promising results with vacuum-assisted closure therapy in poststernotomy mediastinitis" 10/01/2005 - "CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that patients with vacuum-assisted closure treated mediastinitis may have similar long-term survival as patients without mediastinitis after coronary artery bypass grafting" 10/01/2005 - "The aim of this study was to compare the long-term survival after vacuum-assisted closure treated mediastinitis following coronary artery bypass grafting with that of patients without mediastinitis" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
3.	Infection 12/01/2007 - "BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) technology has proven to be effective in the management of soft tissue loss from infections, vascular insufficiency, and traumatic disorders and may have a similar benefit in the musculoskeletal oncology patient" 10/01/2005 - "We present a case of deep driveline infection successfully treated with a vacuum-assisted closure system as a potentially improved alternative therapy." 09/01/2008 - "An aggressive surgical approach, (including the frequency of debridement, appropriate antibiotic utilization, and use of the Vacuum Assisted Closure system), significantly impacted our results, despite delays in treatment and progression of the infection." 07/01/2008 - "Role of negative pressure wound therapy in treating peripheral vascular graft infections." 07/01/2008 - "In case of infection, initial debridement was performed with consecutive antibiotic and topical negative pressure therapy (median 13 days)" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
4.	Diabetic Foot 03/01/2006 - "Managing the diabetic foot with the use of vacuum-assisted closure: a call for more studies." 11/12/2005 - "Negative pressure wound therapy after partial diabetic foot amputation: a multicentre, randomised controlled trial." 03/01/2008 - "Negative-pressure wound therapy and diabetic foot amputations: a retrospective study of Payer Claims Data." 09/01/2007 - "Negative-pressure wound therapy and diabetic foot amputations: a retrospective study of payer claims data." 05/01/2006 - "We are introducing new method of the treatment of diabetic foot--VAC--vacuum assisted closure" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
5.	Pressure Ulcer (Bedsore) 04/01/2003 - "In the present study, we treated ten patients with stage IV chronic pressure ulcers using this negative pressure dressing technique" 07/01/2002 - "Interim analysis of a prospective, randomized trial of vacuum-assisted closure versus the healthpoint system in the management of pressure ulcers." 07/01/2007 - "Pressure ulcer risk assessment, negative pressure wound therapy, and suprapubic catheters." 01/01/2007 - "In one patient with recurrent sacral-iscial pressure sore, two debridements were carried out followed by long term vacuum assisted closure" 01/01/2006 - "This article summarizes the current and evolving knowledge related to pressure ulcers and discusses an algorithm recently developed to assist in clinical management decisions related to patients with pressure ulcers, with emphasis on appropriate utilization of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy delivered by V.A.C" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
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