Open AccessEvidence‐based medicine: vacuum‐assisted closure in wound care management
Author(s) -
Hunter Judith E,
Teot Luc,
Horch Raymond,
Banwell Paul E
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
international wound journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.867
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1742-481X
pISSN - 1742-4801
DOI - 10.1111/j.1742-481x.2007.00361.x
Subject(s) - medicine , closure (psychology) , wound closure , negative pressure wound therapy , wound care , intensive care medicine , clinical practice , surgery , alternative medicine , physical therapy , wound healing , pathology , economics , market economy
A review of the evidence base for the use of vacuum‐assisted closure (VAC) therapy is presented, analysing both experimental and clinical data.