Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a method of soft-tissue injury treatment in which an impervious dressing is applied...
Irrigation and Debridement
Evolution of Irrigation and Debridement
Operative irrigation and debridement is the gold standard surgical procedure by which open fractures are initially managed. While timing for definitive osseous fixation varies depending on fracture severity and location, it is widely accepted that time to operative debridement should be no more than 6-8 hours. Effective operative debridement includes removal of foreign bodies, copious irrigation of the injury site, extension of soft tissue injury to fully visualize the field of injury, possible local infiltration of antibiotic, and primary or delayed soft-tissue closure.
Related Technologies
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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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