title: Initial clinical experiences with a new, portable, single-use negative pressure wound therapy device.
abstract: Since the introduction of negative pressure wound therapy in combination with reticulated open cell foam (NPWT/ROCF) in 1997, the clinical and economic benefits of this therapy have been showed in several randomised-controlled studies. This article describes the clinical application of a new portable NPWT unit. The V.A.C.Via™ Therapy System (KCI USA, Inc., San Antonio, TX) offers continuous negative pressure and dynamic pressure control for wound treatment of low exudating (<80 ml/day), small-to-medium size wounds, grafts and flaps in all care settings, including homecare. We describe four cases in which this new device was successfully used.
authors.affiliation: Department of Wound and Stoma Care, Hospital Edith Cavell, Brussels, Belgium. rosine.vandenbulck@gmail.com
authors.forename: Rosine
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: van den Bulck
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Siebers
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zimmer
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Acton
authors.forename: Heinrich
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Janzing
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000628:therapy; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D062069:Inventions; D007511:Ischemia / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013977:Tibia / Q000473:pathology; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000628:therapy