The successful management of a dehisced surgical wound with TNP following femoropopliteal bypass.
This case report discusses the use of topical negative pressure therapy on a suture line infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a patient with diabetes who had undergone a femoropopliteal bypass using an artificial graft.
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Elmwood Leg and Foot Ulcer Clinic, Harrogate, UK. annette.dee@hdft.nhs.uk
D000368:Aged; D001458:Bandages; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D017613:Iodine Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007466:Iodophors; D008297:Male; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000601:surgery; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D011637:Public Health Nursing; D017592:Skin Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D013396:Suction / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D014945:Wound Healing
D017613:Iodine Compounds; D007466:Iodophors; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; C038634:cadexomer iodine