[Treatment of surgical wound dehiscence by topical negative pressure therapy: Clinical case].

Abstract

Topical negative pressure therapy is an alternative treatment for complex wounds that consists of the direct application of sub-atmospheric pressure, obtaining a number of effects that are beneficial for tissues, promoting the healing of both acute and chronic wounds and complementing surgical procedures. We report the case of a 75 year old man diagnosed with surgical wound dehiscence after a femorotibial bypass graft, who was hospitalized again with the aim to perform the implantation of a topical negative pressure therapy in the infected wound. We designed a care plan for this patient following the steps of the scientific method and basing ourselves on the NANDA, NIC, and NOC taxonomies.

• Authors: Carmen Fresno-García, Ana Rosa Alconero-Camarero, Belén Fernández-Carro
• Journal: Enfermeria clinica (Enferm Clin) 2015 Jul-Aug Vol. 25 Issue 4 Pg. 209-14 ISSN: 1579-2013 [Electronic] Spain
• Vernacular Title: Tratamiento de dehiscencia de herida quirúrgica mediante terapia de presión negativa tópica: caso clínico.
• PMID: 26183760 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2015. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U.

Topics

• Aged
• Humans
• Male
• Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy
• Surgical Wound Dehiscence (therapy)