Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a method of soft-tissue injury treatment in which an impervious dressing is applied...
Below Knee Amputation
Evolution of Below Knee Amputation
Necrotizing fasciitis of the lower extremity is often secondary to rapid progression of a prior diabetic foot ulcer. Poor patient healing capabilities when combined with impaired sensation and high levels of blood glucose create an environment ripe for overwhelming infection. Necrotizing soft tissue infections spread rapidly and without pause, and can lead to rapid onset of septic shock, hemodynamic collapse and death. Initial treatment is removal of infection which, in the case of lower extremity infections, is amputation. For progressive foot infections, below-knee, trans-tibial amputations allow for both source control, and for minimization of eventual oxygen consumption increase
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The KCI Prevena™ is the first-ever home NPWT system. Prevena™ utilizes a portable vacuum-generating device and canister that can...
The Invia Motion™ is another form of portable NPWT. It is more established product, and is much more likely...
The Kalypto NPD 100 is a cannister-less, all-in-one NPWT dressing which is also portable.
The KCI Vac ULTA™ is the gold-standard in-hospital Negative Pressure Wound Treatment (NPWT). Backed by years of use, it...
The Devon extriCARE 3600™ is an alternative in-hospital NPWT system. It has limitations in regards to dressing availability when...
Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections (also known as necrotizing fasciitis) are deadly, rapidly progressive, soft-tissue infections which, if untreated, are...
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