Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy
"Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The application of a vacuum across the surface of a wound through a foam dressing cut to fit the wound. This removes wound exudates, reduces build-up of inflammatory mediators, and increases the flow of nutrients to the wound thus promoting healing.
| Descriptor ID |
D054843
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.309.610 E04.237.444 E04.987.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy- Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy
- Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
- Negative-Pressure Wound Therapies
- Therapies, Negative-Pressure Wound
- Therapy, Negative-Pressure Wound
- Wound Therapies, Negative-Pressure
- Wound Therapy, Negative-Pressure
- Topical Negative-Pressure Therapy
- Negative-Pressure Therapies, Topical
- Negative-Pressure Therapy, Topical
- Therapies, Topical Negative-Pressure
- Therapy, Topical Negative-Pressure
- Topical Negative Pressure Therapy
- Topical Negative-Pressure Therapies
Negative-Pressure Dressings- Negative-Pressure Dressings
- Dressing, Negative-Pressure
- Dressings, Negative-Pressure
- Negative Pressure Dressings
- Negative-Pressure Dressing
Vacuum-Assisted Closure- Vacuum-Assisted Closure
- Closure, Vacuum-Assisted
- Closures, Vacuum-Assisted
- Vacuum Assisted Closure
- Vacuum-Assisted Closures
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy" by people in Profiles.
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Vacuum-Assisted Therapy for Combined Volar-Dorsal Soft-Tissue Defects of the Hand: A Case Report. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2022 Jan 01; 35(1):57-61.
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The benefit of negative pressure dressings in vascular surgery patients with infrainguinal incisions. J Vasc Surg. 2021 11; 74(5):1668-1672.
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Equivalent outcomes with once versus thrice weekly dressing changes in midline laparotomy wounds treated with negative pressure wound therapy. Am J Surg. 2019 06; 217(6):1065-1071.
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Early use of split-thickness skin graft allows separation of the wound into different compartments facilitating the collection of enteroatmospheric fistulae output. Am Surg. 2015 Mar; 81(3):E96-8.
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Poststernotomy aspergillosis: successful treatment with voriconazole, surgical debridement and vacuum-assisted closure therapy. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2012; 67(3):297-9.
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Preservation of extracorporeal tissue in closing gastroschisis augments intestinal length. J Pediatr Surg. 2008 Dec; 43(12):2213-5.