Vacuum-assisted wound closure in vascular surgery - clinical and cost benefits in a developing country | Zendy

Igor Končar | Zendy; Slobodan Cvetković | Zendy; Marko Dragaš | Zendy; Siniša Pejkić | Zendy; Goran Lazović | Zendy; Igor Banzić | Zendy; Marinko Žuvela | Zendy; Miroslav Marković | Zendy; Lazar Davidović | Zendy

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Vacuum-assisted wound closure in vascular surgery - clinical and cost benefits in a developing country

Author(s) -

Igor Končar,

Slobodan Cvetković,

Marko Dragaš,

Siniša Pejkić,

Goran Lazović,

Igor Banzić,

Marinko Žuvela,

Miroslav Marković,

Lazar Davidović

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

vojnosanitetski pregled

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123

H-Index - 19

eISSN - 2406-0720

pISSN - 0042-8450

DOI - 10.2298/vsp131222127k

Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , clinical endpoint , amputation , wound care , wound dehiscence , dehiscence , chronic wound , vascular surgery , wound healing , randomized controlled trial , cardiac surgery

BACKGROUND/AIM. Surgical and chronic wounds in vascular patients might contribute to limb loss and death. Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC)--Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (KCI), has been increasingly used in Western Europe and the U.S.A. clinical practice for 15 years. Advantages of this method are faster wound healing, wound approximation, lower wound related treatment costs and improved quality of life during treatment. Evidence related to the usage of VAC therapy in vascular patients and cost effectiveness of VAC therapy in a developing country are lacking. The aim of this study was to explore results of VAC therapy in vascular surgery comparing to conventional methods and to test cost effects in a developing country like Serbia.

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