Abstract
3-4/2019
vol. 16
Review paper
The use of vacuum therapy in medicine
- Katedra Pielęgniarstwa Zabiegowego, Zakład Pielęgniarstwa Chirurgicznego i Leczenia Ran Przewlekłych, Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu Collegium Medicum w Bydgoszczy, Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu
- Studenckie Koło Naukowe Katedry Pielęgniarstwa Zabiegowego, Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu Collegium Medicum w Bydgoszczy, Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu
LECZENIE RAN 2019; 16 (3-4): 79-83
Online publish date: 2020/04/24
Negative pressure wound therapy or vacuum therapy is successfully used in many branches of medicine for years and the list of its uses is constantly growing. Its most common usage is in the treatment of sharp and chronic wounds. It is used in diabetic foot syndrome, necrotizing fasciitis, soft tissues traumas, burns, ulcers and hardly curing postoperative wounds. This method depends on creating negative pressure inside the wound, lower than atmospheric pressure. Negative pressure improves microcirculation at the bottom of the wound, stimulates creation of new capillaries, proliferation of cells and forming granulation tissues inside the wound.
Keywords
vacuum therapy, application, wound
