[Negative pressure therapy in precarious situations. Part 1: abdomen and perineum].
Negative pressure therapy (NPT) is a proven safe and effective technique to promote healing of complex adominoperineal wounds using either an open or closed approach. Specifically designed devices are available in industrialized countries but high cost is a limiting factor for their use in developing countries. The purpose of this report is to describe a simple, easy-to-use technique that is suitable for austere environments. In addition to low-cost, the main advantage of this technique is that it can be performed by anyone using resources readily available in any operating room.
Peycru
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Service de chirurgie viscérale, HIA Robert Picqué, Bordeaux. pek@free.fr
Schwartz
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A
Tardat
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E
Merciqui
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J
Biance
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N
Durand-Dastes
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F
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D000075202:Contraindications; D006801:Humans; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D010502:Perineum / Q000293:injuries*