title: Pressure necrosis secondary to negative pressure dressing.
abstract: Wound complications in patients with significant co-morbidities is common; however, in our patient the problem was compounded by the inappropriate placement of negative pressure dressing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, UK. stephenmulgrew@hotmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mulgrew
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khoo
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Newton
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rajan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000209:etiology*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*