title: [Pressure conditions under VVS-foams - an experimental in-vitro- and in-vivo-analysis].
abstract: The aim of this study was to determine the pressure conditions in the tissue beneath and on the surface of wounds. This was done in vitro both on a plain surface and on a bovine muscle. In comparison we measured the pressure of the anterior tibial muscle of a patient with compartment syndrome. Besides, we applied negative pressure using just one drape connector and measured the pressure in different distances to look if the pressure is constant in large V.A.C.(R) dressings. Both polyurethane and polyvinyl alcohol foams were used.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik, Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Ulm. falkvl@freenet.de
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Von Lübken
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Von Thun-Hohenstein
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weymouth
authors.forename: Th
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kossmann
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gerngross
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Willy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000868:Anterior Compartment Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D002417:Cattle; D003646:Debridement / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D006874:Hydrostatic Pressure; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008838:Microcomputers; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D011140:Polyurethanes; D011142:Polyvinyl Alcohol; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation; D015503:Surgical Sponges; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D014160:Transducers, Pressure; D014618:Vacuum; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D011140:Polyurethanes; D011142:Polyvinyl Alcohol; C028279:polyurethane foam