title: [Short-term curative effect of vacuum sealing drainage (VSD) combined with platelet rich plasma (PRP) for the treatment of the refractory wounds].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the efficacy of the treatment of refractory wound by VSD combined with platelet-rich plasma.
  
  
  METHODS
  From April 2010 to June 2012,15 patients with refractory wound were treated including 11 males and 4 females with an average age of 35.2 years old ranging from 18 to 45 years old. The formation time of wound was from 6 to 24 months, which was unhealed after long-term medication or repeated treatment. The VSD combined with autologous platelet-rich plasma was applied to treat the wound. The wound healing was an indicator and treatment and clinical features were summarized.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the patients were followed up for 3 to 8 months (means 5 months). The wound of all patients were healed without recurrence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The curative effect of VSD combined with platelet rich plasma for treatment of refractory wounds is obvious. It could reduce the treatment course and the treatment cost.
authors: Zhen-Yu
authors: ZY
authors: Chen
authors: Hui-Zeng
authors: HZ
authors: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D053657:Platelet-Rich Plasma / Q000378:metabolism*; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult