Use of gauze-based negative pressure wound therapy in a pediatric burn patient
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Psoinos, Charles M.Ignotz, Ronald A.
Lalikos, Janice F.
Fudem, Gary M.
Savoie, Paul
Dunn, Raymond M.
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2009-12-01Keywords
Bacterial InfectionsBandages
Burns
Buttocks
Combined Modality Therapy
Female
Graft Survival
Humans
Infant
Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy
Occlusive Dressings
Polyurethanes
Skin Transplantation
Suction
Treatment Outcome
Wound Healing
Pediatrics
Surgery
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Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is described as it is used in the treatment of an infant burn victim. This case highlights the ability and techniques used to maintain an airtight dressing seal in the perirectal region. Use of this dressing type post-skin grafting allowed for 100% graft adhesion and no bacterial contamination despite close proximity to the rectum. Favorable experience and outcome with this patient are strong indicators that NPWT should be considered as a viable treatment in pediatric populations and that situations where body contour or fluids may make NPWT difficult to administer should not be a deterrent to therapy.Source
J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Dec;44(12):e23-6. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.09.022Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/49696PubMed ID
20006000Related Resources
Link to Article in PubMedae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.09.022