Wound Therapy Using the Vacuum-Assisted Closure Device: Clinical Experience with Novel Indications

Case Report: Use of a nanocrystalline silver dressing and vacuum‐assisted closure in a severely burned dog

“…10 Although VAC is a relatively new modality for the treatment of burns in human medicine, case studies have demonstrated some benefit in burn management. 9,14,16,28 Unfortunately at this time there are insufficient data to assess its impact on outcome. 15 VAC has been used to improve blood flow to burn wounds when applied within the first 24 hours of injury and prevents the progression of partial thickness burns to full-thickness burns.…”

“…9,11 In human medicine, VAC has been used to treat a variety of wounds including burn wounds. [12][13][14][15][16][17] Historically, silver sulfadiazine a has been the wound dressing of choice for burn wounds but lacks some of the benefits of newly developed therapies such as The authors report no conflicts of interest. various silver nitrate impregnated bandages including nanocrystalline silver dressings (NSD).…”

Skin Grafts Provide Durable End-bearing Coverage for Lower-extremity Amputations With Critical Soft Tissue Loss

“…Vacuum-assisted closure (KCI Inc, San Antonio, Texas) was used in all cases for conditioning of the soft tissues until skin graft closure. 25 Mean hospital length of stay was 31.1612.4 days. The patients required a mean of 6.962.6 operative procedures from the time of initial amputation to definitive wound closure by skin grafting.…”

Nonoperative Management of Scleroderma of the Hand With Tadalafil and Subatmospheric Pressure Wound Therapy: Case Report

“…However, reports of successful treatment of even deep and complex wounds (ie, hip joint infections and third-degree burn injuries to the lower extremities with exposed bone) have encouraged use for other indications. 15,16 This patient's ulcerations were chronic and had limited vascular bed as a result of the scleroderma. The results from starting tadalafil in our patient were notable but insufficient.…”