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Role of vacuum assisted closure therapy in chronic wounds: for some cases in Navi Mumbai

Background This study was performed to evaluate the results of vacuum assisted wound therapy in patients with chronic non healing ulcer.

Methods The study was conducted in the department of General Surgery at a tertiary care hospital. It was an observational study with prospective design. The role of NPWT in various wounds was studied in 10 patients.

Results Out of 10 wounds taken in the study, 7 wounds  reduced  in  area  & were  resurfaced with Split thickness skin  grafting and 3 wounds  showed  reduction in area & were subjected to secondary closure.

Conclusions Vacuum assisted closure (VAC) therapy provides sterile and controlled environment to large, exudating wound  surfaces and is  treatment  of  choice  in  infected / non – healing wounds,  not  responding  to  standard  treatment.