Volume : IX, Issue : IV, April - 2019

STUDY TO COMPARE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CONVENTIONAL NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY DEVICE WITH AMBULANT NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY DEVICE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC WOUNDS

Dr Rohit Dwivedi, Dr Vijay Langer, Dr Subash Chawla, Dr Sunil Kumar

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INTRODUCTION In the recent few decades there have been significant advances in the management of chronic wounds. The Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) devices are advanced dressings, which promotes wound healing with the application of negative pressure over wound surface. Currently two devices of NPWT are commercially available in Indian market, VAC™ and PICO™. Aim of the study is to compare the effectiveness of conventional VAC™ NPWT device with the ambulant PICO™ NPWT device in management of chronic wounds. METHOD A prospective randomised single centre study conducted with 40 patients of chronic wounds of various etiologies. Wound deidements done to prepare wounds for NPWT application. Dressings were changed on every third or fourth day. Once the wounds were adequately covered with granulation tissue, closure was done with surgical intervention. RESULTS Both the devices of NPWT are effective in the management of chronic wounds in terms of granulation tissue formation. Although the number of dressings and duration of dressings required by the VAC™ NPWT, were less than the PICO™ NPWT device. Complications like pain and bleeding over the wound was more with VAC™ as compared to PICO™ NPWT. CONCLUSION Both the NPWT devices are effective in the management of chronic wounds. The conventional VAC™ dressing is better than PICO™ NPWT in terms granulation tissue, wound size, number of dressings and number of days. Especially in treating cavitary wounds such as decubitus ulcers, ambulatory PICO™ NPWT exhibited more dressing changes and suboptimal results

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STUDY TO COMPARE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CONVENTIONAL NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY DEVICE WITH AMBULANT NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY DEVICE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC WOUNDS, Dr Rohit Dwivedi, Dr Vijay Langer, Dr Subash Chawla, Dr Sunil Kumar INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-4 | April-2019


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