title: Negative pressure wound therapy in the management of neonates with complex gastroschisis.
abstract: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is an accepted form of treatment in managing complex wounds in adults and children. It is not as widely used in the neonatal population due to limited clinical experience. We describe the application of the RENASYS™ system (Smith and Nephew, UK) in delivering NPWT to four neonates with complex gastroschisis, all of whom achieved successful outcomes.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Queensland, 288 Herston Road, Herston, QLD, 4006, Australia. wilson.choi@uqconnect.edu.au
authors.forename: Wilson W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Craig A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: McBride
authors.forename: Roy M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Kimble
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D020139:Gastroschisis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014945:Wound Healing