title: [Vacuum sealing of problem wounds].
abstract: Within the scope of a retrospective study, the efficiency of the vacuum sealing technique, a recent alternative to methods used in treatment of both chronic or acute infected wounds and acute traumatic soft tissue defects, was evaluated in 120 patients in the period between January 1995 and November 1997. The vacuum sealing technique offers an effective therapeutic option for the temporary closure of defect as well as of infected wounds, decreases the risk of wound infection and offers advantage regarding patient's comfort and hospital hygiene.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Chirurgie, Thurgauisches Kantonsspital Frauenfeld, Frauenfeld. ludwig.labler@chi.usz.ch
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Labler
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oehy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005597:Fractures, Open / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000628:therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D013396:Suction; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000628:therapy*