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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Using Polyurethane Foam in a Patient with Necrotizing Fasciitis

Adelaida Avino, Cristian Radu Jecan, Cristina Nicoleta Cozma, Andra Elena Balcangiu Stroescu, Daniela Gabriela BAlan, Dorin Ionescu, Andrada Mihai, Mihaela TAnase, Laura RAducu
Published 30 Dec 2018
Pages 603–605

Abstract

Negative pressure wound therapy is one of the newest methods of treatment used in wound healing. An important role of the system has a foam dressing that connects the wound with the vacuum. In general the sponge used in vacuum assisted therapies is made of polyurethane foam. We present the case of a 51-year-old male patient with a history of deep vein thrombosis (known for about 3 years) diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis (NF). In this patient, after each step of the surgical treatment (large debridement and skin grafting) negative pressure wound therapy using polyurethane foam was used.

Keywords: necrotinzing fasciitis; negative pressure; polyurethane foam; skin grafting

How to Cite this Article

Avino, A., Jecan, C., Cozma, C., Stroescu, A., BAlan, D., Ionescu, D., Mihai, A., TAnase, M., & RAducu, L. (2018). Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Using Polyurethane Foam in a Patient with Necrotizing Fasciitis. Materiale Plastice, 55(4), 603–605. https://doi.org/10.37358/MP.18.4.5083
Avino A, Jecan C, Cozma C, Stroescu A, BAlan D, Ionescu D, Mihai A, TAnase M, RAducu L. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Using Polyurethane Foam in a Patient with Necrotizing Fasciitis. Materiale Plastice. 2018;55(4):603–605. doi: 10.37358/MP.18.4.5083
A. Avino, C. Jecan, C. Cozma, A. Stroescu, D. BAlan, D. Ionescu, A. Mihai, M. TAnase, and L. RAducu, "Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Using Polyurethane Foam in a Patient with Necrotizing Fasciitis,” Materiale Plastice, vol. 55, no. 4, pp. 603–605, 2018. doi: 10.37358/MP.18.4.5083
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