Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy
The application of a vacuum across the surface of a wound through a foam dressing cut to fit the wound. This removes wound exudates, reduces build-up of inflammatory mediators, and increases the flow of nutrients to the wound thus promoting healing.
Year introduced: 2008
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Tree Number(s): E02.309.610, E04.237.444, E04.987.550
MeSH Unique ID: D054843
Entry Terms:
- Negative-Pressure Wound Therapies
- Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
- Therapies, Negative-Pressure Wound
- Therapy, Negative-Pressure Wound
- Wound Therapies, Negative-Pressure
- Wound Therapy, Negative-Pressure
- Topical Negative-Pressure Therapy
- Negative-Pressure Therapies, Topical
- Negative-Pressure Therapy, Topical
- Therapies, Topical Negative-Pressure
- Therapy, Topical Negative-Pressure
- Topical Negative-Pressure Therapies
- Topical Negative Pressure Therapy
- Vacuum-Assisted Closure
- Closures, Vacuum-Assisted
- Closure, Vacuum-Assisted
- Vacuum Assisted Closure
- Vacuum-Assisted Closures
- Negative-Pressure Dressings
- Dressing, Negative-Pressure
- Dressings, Negative-Pressure
- Negative-Pressure Dressing
- Negative Pressure Dressings