title: Use of gauze-based negative pressure wound therapy in a pediatric burn patient.
abstract: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is described as it is used in the treatment of an infant burn victim. This case highlights the ability and techniques used to maintain an airtight dressing seal in the perirectal region. Use of this dressing type post-skin grafting allowed for 100% graft adhesion and no bacterial contamination despite close proximity to the rectum. Favorable experience and outcome with this patient are strong indicators that NPWT should be considered as a viable treatment in pediatric populations and that situations where body contour or fluids may make NPWT difficult to administer should not be a deterrent to therapy.
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts-Memorial, Medical Center, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
authors.forename: Charles M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Psoinos
authors.forename: Ronald A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Ignotz
authors.forename: Janice F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Lalikos
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fudem
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Savoie
authors.forename: Raymond M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Dunn
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D001458:Bandages / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002056:Burns / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D002081:Buttocks / Q000473:pathology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D009779:Occlusive Dressings / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011140:Polyurethanes; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D013396:Suction / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D011140:Polyurethanes