title: [Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) in small animal medicine. Mechanisms of action, applications and indications].
abstract: The treatment of open wounds is a daily challenge in veterinary medicine. During the past years, a special treatment option, the Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT), has been developed. Usage of this therapy significantly increases the healing rate of open wounds as well as free skin grafts in small animals. This review describes the mechanisms of action, indications as well as the known complications associated with this therapy.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Mirja Christine Nolff, Chirurgische und Gynäkologische Kleintierklinik, Zentrum für klinische Tiermedizin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Veterinärstraße 13, 80539 München, E-Mail: m.nolff@lmu.de.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Nolff
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meyer-Lindenberg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Open wound treatment; impaired wound healing; open abdomen; skin grafts