title: [Negative pressure wound therapy dressings].
abstract: There are many different forms of negative pressure wound therapy dressings and it is important to distinguish clearly between each type. They enable the treatment to be adapted to the shape and depth of the wound, its degree of exudation and the persistence of the fibrinous areas on the surface. The machine's traction capacity, measured in mm of mercury (Hg), must be controlled to establish the healing profile: the more powerful the machine and the more contact there is between the foam and the wound, the faster the formation of the granulation tissue. There are many different solutions which are implemented in accordance with the clinical assessment of the wound.
authors.affiliation: Unité médico-chirurgicale plaies et cicatrisation, pôle Emmbrun, hôpital Lapeyronie, CHRU de Montpellier, 34295 Montpellier cedex, France. Electronic address: l-teot@chu-montpellier.fr.
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Téot
mesh_terms: D006097:Granulation Tissue; D006801:Humans; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: compress; compresse; dressing; foam; granulation tissue; mousse; negative pressure therapy; pansement; tissu de bourgeonnement; traitement par pression négative