Negative pressure wound therapy: eleven-year experience at a tertiary care hospital

Authors

  • Haroon Rashid Zargar Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, SKIMS, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • Mir Mohsin Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, SKIMS, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • Peerzada Umar Farooq Baba Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, SKIMS, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • Adil Hafeez Wani Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, SKIMS, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • Shabir Iqbal Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, SKIMS, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • Mohammad Inam Zaroo Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, SKIMS, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • Sheikh Adil Bashir Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, SKIMS, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • Altaf Rasool Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, SKIMS, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • Akram Hussain Bijli Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, SKIMS, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • Bashir Ahmed Bhat Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, SKIMS, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • Mir Yasir Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, SKIMS, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20171555

Keywords:

NPWT, Reconstruction, Wounds

Abstract

Background: Management of complicated wounds is a reconstructive challenge. A reconstructive surgeon has to be ready to face new challenges every day. Negative pressure wound therapy has revolutionized the management of complex wounds. We are presenting our experience with this wound care modality in the past 11 years.

Methods: It was a prospective study conducted from January 2006 to December 2016 on patients having wounds of varied etiologies, who consented to participate in this study. Custom made low cost NPWT was used till definitive wound closure.

Results: A total of 568 patients consented to participate in the study during these 11 years. No major complications were seen. Most of these were males (60.73%) in their 3rd and 4th decade. Trauma was the leading cause of wounds in 38.14%, followed by diabetic foot wounds in 21.5%. Ankle and foot was the most common site of wounds (30.92%) followed by leg (24.01%). A total of 322 small, 218 medium and 97 large size dressings were used. Most of the patients improved with the NPWT.  No major complications were seen.

Conclusions: NPWT is safe, effective and has proved to be revolutionary in managing difficult wounds. With the use of customized low cost NPWT the benefit can be extended to underprivileged population in under developed nations too.

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2017-04-26

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Zargar, H. R., Mohsin, M., Baba, P. U. F., Wani, A. H., Iqbal, S., Zaroo, M. I., Bashir, S. A., Rasool, A., Bijli, A. H., Bhat, B. A., & Yasir, M. (2017). Negative pressure wound therapy: eleven-year experience at a tertiary care hospital. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 5(5), 1835–1842. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20171555

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