How Does Vacuum-Assisted Closure Work? ‌Negative pressure wound therapy involves a special dressing connected to a pump that gently draws fluid and infection from the wound. A nurse will: Clean the ...

The effectiveness and value of an increasingly popular treatment used in the treatment of long term wounds are questioned in a recent article. Topical negative pressure, or VAC Therapy as it is ...

VAC Veraflo Therapy system (3M+KCI) uses negative pressure wound therapy and wound instillation with topical solutions to promote wound healing. Wound instillation is a controlled process in which ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Delayed wound healing in neuroischemic diabetic foot ulcers has been related to excess matrix metalloprotease ...

Foot wounds must not be ignored by those of us with diabetes as there are very serious consequences if foot wounds do not heal properly. A wound which does not heal properly and is left exposed may ...

Sheila Wills was used to the odd bump - one of the hazards of using a wheelchair to get around since being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. So when she knocked her foot three years ago, she thought ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults with high transepidermal water loss at the closure of a diabetic foot ulcer wound had greater odds for ...

Non healing chronic wounds are difficult to treat in patients with diabetes and can result in severe medical problems for these patients and for society. Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has ...

The committee noted that the evidence for VAC Veraflo Therapy system compared with negative pressure wound therapy was mainly from retrospective observational studies of low methodological quality. It ...