Author/Editor		Rakovec, S; Cimerman, M; Fleischmann, W
Title		Vacuum sealing in treatment of the infected postoperative wounds
Type		članek
Source		In: Kim J-P, Condon RE, editors. 15th world congress of Collegium internationale chirurgiae digestivae; 1996 Sep 11-14; Seoul. Bologna: Monduzzi editore,
Publication year		1996
Volume		str. 193-7
Language		eng
Abstract		The aim of the study was to evaluate the benefit of the "vacuum sealling" (VS) procedure in healing infected nontraumatic wounds. The basic idea of VS is the continous vacuum drainage from the wound surface. The tissue defect is filled in with open-porous foam in which redon-drainage tubes are inserted creating, a vacuum in the entire wound. The wound is covered with a semipermeable polyurethane drape. 25 patients had undergone a VS procedure. All of them had large (5 cm2 or bigger) infected wounds of the soft tissues. The average time of sealing was 6.3 days. In 22 (88%) patients wound cleansing and tense granulation tissue formation was acheived. The favourable result may be due to the prompt evacuation of fluids and to the high pressure in the interface between the foam and the wound.
Descriptors		SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION VACUUM CURETTAGE WOUND HEALING