Comparison of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) and Conventional Wound Dressings in the Open Fracture Wounds
Author(s) -
Hamidreza Arti,
Mohsen Khorami,
Vahid Ebrahimi-Nejad Ebrahimi-Nejad
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.321.8568
Subject(s) - medicine , negative pressure wound therapy , surgery , significant difference , wound healing , incidence (geometry) , open fracture , randomized controlled trial , orthopedic surgery , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , optics
Successful closure is a primary step of treatment in open fracture wounds. Delayed healing or complications can lead to increased treatment duration, costs and disability rates. The aim of this study was to compare Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) and conventional wound dressings in patients with open fracture wounds.
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