Negative Pressure Wound Therapy - does it really help ??

Nurses General Nursing

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Hi,

I am interested in learning more about Negative pressure wound therapy. Does it really improve the healing of open wounds / sores ? Does anyone have experience with this type of therapy ? Is there any clinical data to suggest such ? Apparently it speeds up healing and can mean less dressing changes...

It's all new to me and I'm keen to hear your thoughts.

Great, thanks for all your comments. The company I work at is thinking about designing a NPWT vaccuum pump and starting to make them. It's great to hear that you all see benifits in using them.

What features are helpful to you when you're using these ?

Specializes in acute rehab, med surg, LTC, peds, home c.
Great, thanks for all your comments. The company I work at is thinking about designing a NPWT vaccuum pump and starting to make them. It's great to hear that you all see benifits in using them.

What features are helpful to you when you're using these ?

The controls could be a little more straight forward/simple. Have an on/off switch and a pressure button clearly marked.

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