TY - JOUR
T1 - Role of the surgical glove in modified vacuum-assisted wound healing
AU - Hemmanur, Shankar Ram
AU - Siddha, Loka Vijayan
PY - 2013/9/1
Y1 - 2013/9/1
N2 - Vacuum-assisted wound healing has been proven to be more efficacious than conventional dressings. Vacuum dressing has been frequently modified given the restrictions in resources available. Here we present a modified method of vacuum dressing by using surgical or gynaecological gloves for lower and upper limb wounds. Vacuum dressing was applied with parts of a surgical or gynaecological glove and Opsite with T-tailing of the suction outlet. Vacuum-assisted wound healing using the surgical gloves showed relatively good wound healing in the amputation stump, finger, arm, and leg in the cases studied.
AB - Vacuum-assisted wound healing has been proven to be more efficacious than conventional dressings. Vacuum dressing has been frequently modified given the restrictions in resources available. Here we present a modified method of vacuum dressing by using surgical or gynaecological gloves for lower and upper limb wounds. Vacuum dressing was applied with parts of a surgical or gynaecological glove and Opsite with T-tailing of the suction outlet. Vacuum-assisted wound healing using the surgical gloves showed relatively good wound healing in the amputation stump, finger, arm, and leg in the cases studied.
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U2 - 10.5999/aps.2013.40.5.630
DO - 10.5999/aps.2013.40.5.630
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84884603205
SN - 2234-6163
VL - 40
SP - 630
EP - 632
JO - Archives of Plastic Surgery
JF - Archives of Plastic Surgery
IS - 5
ER -