Negative Pressure Wound Therapy - does it really help ??

[i.care]

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.

[i.care]

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 ?

[meluhn]

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.