Changed wound vac f/u female with gunshot wound to leg | Figure 1

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Changed wound vac f/u female with gunshot wound to leg

Why you should join Figure 1

Cochrane Review; 7 studies (1381 participants).

The aim of this review was to find out whether negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) (a sealed wound dressing connected to a vacuum pump that sucks up fluid from the wound) is effective for treating open traumatic wounds (injuries such as animal bites, bullet wounds or fractures that result in bone piercing the skin to form open wounds).

Key messages
It is uncertain whether NPWT is effective for treating traumatic wounds. There is moderate-certainty evidence that there is no clear difference in healing rates in open fracture wounds treated with NPWT compared with standard care. It is very uncertain whether people treated with NPWT experience fewer wound infections compared with those treated with standard care. There is moderate-certainty evidence that NPWT is not a cost-effective treatment for open fracture wounds. It is very uncertain whether NPWT may reduce the likelihood of wound infection compared with standard care. There is no clear evidence that NPWT impacts on people's experience of pain, adverse events or their experience of receiving therapy.

5days post debridement, wound vac change

wound vacuum system/vacuum assisted closure used for the infected wound.

Patient presents with new onset of small mass near the wound. During wound vac dressing change we removed this from her wound bed, when mass is palpated more substance was produced in wound bed. It was difficult to visualize due to wound shape and location. Patient will follow up with MD on Monday, orders are to continue wound vac therapy until then.