Kasai Y, Nemoto H, Kimura N, Ito Y, Sumiya N, et al.
Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS. Date of publication 2012 Mar 1;volume 65(3):395-8.
1. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2012 Mar;65(3):395-8. doi:
10.1016/j.bjps.2011.08.010. Epub 2011 Aug 24.
Application of low-pressure negative pressure wound therapy to ischaemic wounds.
Kasai Y(1), Nemoto H, Kimura N, Ito Y, Sumiya N.
Author information:
(1)Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Fujigaoka Hospital, Showa
University School of Medicine, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
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Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a useful wound dressing that can be
applied to a wide variety of wounds. Patients with ischaemic wounds, however, may
experience further necrosis with NPWT at the commonly recommended pressure of
-125 mm Hg. We hypothesized that with a suction pressure of -125 mm Hg, tissue
pressure will likely occlude most of the capillaries adjacent to the wound edge.
Therefore, we treated three patients with ischaemic wounds using low-pressure
NPWT at -50 mm Hg. All wounds healed successfully without further necrosis at the
wound edge.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2011.08.010
PMID: 21868297 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
