Bridge vacuum-assisted closure: a novel technique of using a single vacuum machine for multiple adjacent wounds.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a simple method of applying the VAC dressing to multiple wounds.


METHODS
Applying a VAC dressing using a sponge bridge to allow the simultaneous treatment of multiple wounds.


RESULTS
Successful healing was achieved using this simple method.


CONCLUSIONS
The use of a simple sponge bridge allowed the simultaneous treatment of two adjacent wounds.
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Department of Surgery, University Hospital Lewisham, London, SE13 6LH, UK. dr_durai@yahoo.com
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D001458:Bandages; D006801:Humans; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000628:therapy*; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015503:Surgical Sponges; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*