title: V.A.C. instillation: in vitro model. Part 1.
abstract: The reproducibility of a V.A.C. (Vacuum Assisted Closure) instillation system was investigated by means of an in vitro model. The relation between the volume of a delivered solution and its removal from the system was studied in foams of various size. The relationship of instillation time periods and the volume of delivered solution was determined.
authors.affiliation: Division of Trauma Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zürich, Switzerland. ludwig.labler@usz.ch
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Labler
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Trentz
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003646:Debridement / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008954:Models, Biological; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000628:therapy*; D014618:Vacuum; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents