ABSTRACT
NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a system that uses an open-cell reticulated foam, which is placed on a wound and then sealed with a semiocclusive dressing. A suction tubing is attached to a hole cut in the dressing allowing the tube to come in direct contact with the foam. The other end of the tubing is attached to a pump, run by a microprocessor that can be programmed to create negative pressure as suction in the wound in a continuous or intermittent fashion (1). This device has revolutionized advanced wound care. “ Currently, the most valuable of the available adjuncts to wound care is the vacuum-assisted closure device” (2).
