How Does Vacuum-Assisted Closure Work? ‌Negative pressure wound therapy involves a special dressing connected to a pump that gently draws fluid and infection from the wound. A nurse will: Clean the ...

Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) is a method of decreasing air pressure around a wound to assist the healing. It’s also referred to as negative pressure wound therapy. During a VAC procedure, a ...

At 35,000 feet — stacked underneath two other stretchers on a medical evacuation flight to the States — Army Master Sgt. John P. Souza is recovering from a blast wound suffered in Sadr City, Iraq. On ...

Article in Advances in Wound Care shows how tech can help pinpoint individual patient risk factors that delay wound healing, giving clinicians better insights into treatments and interventions ...

A new device that ‘vacuums’ surgical wounds and hard-to-treat sores could help thousands of patients. An estimated one in 20 patients develops infections following surgery, which occur when bacteria ...

When it comes to treating complex wounds, few innovations rival the transformative power of vacuum-assisted wound closure, also known as negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT). At the Wound Center of ...

Ukrainians defend their country for about nine months. Hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers are injured with serious consequences every day. Ukrainian doctors ask for help with vacuum assisted closure ...