title: [Treatment of surgical wound dehiscence by topical negative pressure therapy: Clinical case].
abstract: Topical negative pressure therapy is an alternative treatment for complex wounds that consists of the direct application of sub-atmospheric pressure, obtaining a number of effects that are beneficial for tissues, promoting the healing of both acute and chronic wounds and complementing surgical procedures. We report the case of a 75 year old man diagnosed with surgical wound dehiscence after a femorotibial bypass graft, who was hospitalized again with the aim to perform the implantation of a topical negative pressure therapy in the infected wound. We designed a care plan for this patient following the steps of the scientific method and basing ourselves on the NANDA, NIC, and NOC taxonomies.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, España. Electronic address: carmenfresnogarciahumv@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fresno-García
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermería, Escuela de Enfermería Casa de Salud Valdecilla, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, España.
authors.forename: Ana Rosa
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Alconero-Camarero
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Cirugía Cardiovascular, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, España.
authors.forename: Belén
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fernández-Carro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Dehiscencia de la herida operatoria; Negative-pressure wound therapy; Patient care planning; Planificación de atención al paciente; Surgical wound dehiscence; Terapia de presión negativa para heridas