title: Vacuum assisted closure: a review of development and current applications.
abstract: Vacuum assisted closure is being increasingly used for wound management. This review examines the history of its development and appraises the current evidence on its use so far.
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgery Research Group, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Robert Kilpatrick Building, Infirmary Square, Leicester, Leicestershire LE2 7ES, UK. kellylambert@hotmail.com
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Lambert
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McCarthy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D006801:Humans; D023421:Models, Animal; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation; D014618:Vacuum; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*