Negative pressure wound therapy in maxillofacial applications

AJ Mellott, DS Zamierowski, BT Andrews - Dentistry journal, 2016 - mdpi.com
Negative pressure wound therapy has greatly advanced the field of wound healing for
nearly two decades, by providing a robust surgical adjunct technique for accelerating wound …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical experiences with closed incisional negative pressure wound treatment on various anatomic locations

B Ozkan, NM Ertas, U Bali, CA Uysal - Cureus, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Closed incisional negative pressure wound treatment (ciNPWT) is one of the
promising methods for the prevention of complications in surgical incisions. The …

Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) for craniocerebral wounds in severely injured patients: technical note of a damage control procedure

C Joubert, A Sellier, JB Morvan, N Beucler… - BMJ Military …, 2019 - militaryhealth.bmj.com
The management of a craniocerebral wound (CCW) remains challenging, particularly in a
severely injured patient. Considering the complexity of the multilayer insult and damage …

Wound vacuum-assisted closure as a bridge therapy in the treatment of infected cranial gunshot wound in a pediatric patient: illustrative case

H Birk, A Demand, S Kandregula, C Notarianni… - … of Neurosurgery: Case …, 2022 - thejns.org
BACKGROUND The authors reported the first pediatric case of a craniocerebral gunshot
injury successfully treated with a wound vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) device after …

Osteoradionecrosis and microvascular free flap failure managed with negative pressure wound therapy: a case report

MJ Gigliotti, N Patel, C McLaughlin… - British Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
A 56-year-old female with a history of meningioma status post subtotal resection (Simpson
grade IV) and extensive radiation therapy presented with osteoradionecrosis (ORN) …

[PDF][PDF] Traction-assisted internal negative pressure wound therapy with bridging retention sutures to facilitate staged closure of high-risk wounds under tension

MV DeFazio, JM Economides, EL Anghel, RK Mathis… - Wounds, 2017 - researchgate.net
Background/Objective. Loss of domain often complicates attempts at delayed wound closure
in regions of high tension. Wound temporization with traction-assisted internal negative …

Analysis of Vacuum-Assisted Closure-Assisted Antibiotic Irrigation in Treatment of Severe Neurosurgical Central Nervous System Infections

H Wang, S Sun, G Wang, Q Huang, Z Zhang - Surgical Infections, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Objective: Severe neurosurgical central nervous system infections (sNCNSIs) are among the
most serious complications of neurosurgical disease. Conventional methods have shown a …

[HTML][HTML] Scalp reconstruction

S Alvi, AC Jenzer - 2019 - europepmc.org
Objectives: Characterize the techniques used for scalp reconstruction. Enumerate the
indications for scalp reconstruction. State the complications of scalp reconstruction. Outline …

[HTML][HTML] Simplified vacuum dressing system: effectiveness and safety in wounds management

SC Souza, CMC Mendes, JVL Meneses… - Acta Cirúrgica …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Purpose: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has revolutionized wound care, but its
high cost reduces the procedure's availability. To solve the problem, streamlined vacuum …

Complex multidisciplinary cranial and scalp reconstruction for patient salvage

M Stroder, JS Litt, NS Litofsky - World Neurosurgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective/Background Patients can develop scalp and cranial defects as a result of
neoplasm, trauma, or infection. Reconstruction of these defects can be difficult in some …