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11979189

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6 Suppl
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-4-29
pubmed:abstractText
The use of negative pressure therapy has been reported previously in a variety of care settings, but not in spinal cord-injured (SCI) patients. These individuals are at greatly increased risk of pressure ulcer development because of many factors associated with their neurological deficit and the incidence of pressure ulcers is high among them. This small case series employed objective measures to evaluate the effectiveness of negative pressure therapy when used to prepare pressure ulcers for surgical closure. The treated wounds demonstrated increased granulation tissue development and reduced wound colonization, and the reduced frequency of dressing changes compared with other treatment options may reduce the nursing workload. These case studies highlight the benefits of negative pressure therapy to SCI patients and emphasise the need for further work to compare the technique with other treatment options and determine the optimal application parameters of negative therapy in this patient group.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
N
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0966-0461
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
S29-36
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Topical negative pressure for pressure ulcer management.
pubmed:affiliation
Spinal Outpatient Department, National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports