title: Topical negative pressure therapy.
abstract: Topical negative pressure therapy (TNP) has been available for clinical use in wound management since the late 1990s. It has been shown to be of particular benefit for the treatment of chronic nonhealing wounds and has also recently been positively linked to wound bed preparation.
authors.affiliation: United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Collier
mesh_terms: D000075202:Contraindications; D006801:Humans; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000628:therapy*; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014618:Vacuum; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*