title: Incisional vacuum-assisted closure therapy.
abstract: Postoperative swelling and prolonged drainage from surgical incisions result in both practical and medical burdens, such as increased need for dressing changes and potentially higher rates of surgical wound infection. This article presents a technique to apply a vacuum-assisted closure therapy sponge as a postoperative dressing to provide a clean, dry wound environment in the immediate postoperative period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Trauma, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Partners Orthopedic Trauma, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Andreas H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Gomoll
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Mitchel B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001458:Bandages; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013396:Suction / Q000379:methods; D015503:Surgical Sponges; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014618:Vacuum; D014945:Wound Healing