title: Improved vacuum sealing drainage in the treatment of gas gangrene: a case report.
abstract: In this case, improved vacuum sealing drainage was used for gas gangrene treatment, which is different from traditional therapies of gas gangrene and this is the first report of using improved vacuum sealing drainage to treat gas gangrene. The patient was a 12-year-old Asian Male who was presented to the Emergency Department with a one-day history of left femoral progressing swelling, paining and fevering. Four days ago, rusty iron bars were plugged into the muscle of the left femoral when he played. Then he was taken to the local clinic and injected with tetanus antitoxin. A diagnosis of gas gangrene was made and modified vacuum sealing drainage device was used after thorough debridement. After two weeks' treatment, left femoral was kept and gas gangrene was cured successfully.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic, Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University Dalian 116001, Liaoning, China.
authors.forename: Zhaofa
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic, Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University Dalian 116001, Liaoning, China.
authors.forename: Dewei
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic, Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University Dalian 116001, Liaoning, China.
authors.forename: Benjie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
keywords: Gas gangrene; treatment; vacuum sealing drainage