The application of negative pressure wound therapy in the treatment of chronic venous leg ulceration: authors experience.
The aim of the study was to use negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in patients with chronic venous leg ulceration. The authors present their experience in treatment of 15 patients whose average ulceration surface area was 62.6 cm(2). In 10 patients, the ulcers healed within 6 weeks and in the remaining patients within 20 weeks. Based on the results obtained, the authors imply that NPWT is an effective method in the treatment of chronic venous leg.
Department of Descriptive and Topographic Anatomy, Medical University of Silesia, Jordana 19, 41-808 Zabrze, Poland ; Outpatient Surgery Center No. 2, Specialist Hospital No. 2, Batorego 15, 41-902 Bytom, Poland.
Marek
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M
Kucharzewski
Department of General Surgery, NZOZ District Hospital, Skłodowskiej-Curie 23, 46-200 Kluczbork, Poland.
Paweł
P
Mieszczański
Outpatient Surgery Center No. 2, Specialist Hospital No. 2, Batorego 15, 41-902 Bytom, Poland.
Katarzyna
K
Wilemska-Kucharzewska
Department of Physiotherapy Basics, Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, Mikołowska 72, 40-065 Katowice, Poland.
Jakub
J
Taradaj
Chair of Euroamerican History and Culture, Pedagogical University of Krakow, Karmelicka 41, 31-128 Krakow, Poland ; Department of Foreign Languages, Medical University of Silesia, Jordana 19, 41-808 Zabrze, Poland.
Andrzej
A
Kuropatnicki
Institute of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jan Kochanowski University, 25-317 Kielce, Poland.
Zbigniew
Z
Sliwiński
D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000628:therapy*; D014945:Wound Healing