Open AccessThe Role of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) in the Management of Vasculitic Wounds: Case Series of Eight Patients
Author(s) -
Kirsi Isoherranen,
Nicolas Kluger,
Katariina Hannula-Jouppi,
Liisa Väkevä
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the international journal of lower extremity wounds/international journal of lower extremity wounds
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1552-6941
pISSN - 1534-7346
DOI - 10.1177/15347346211063700
Subject(s) - negative pressure wound therapy , medicine , immunosuppression , surgery , dermatology , pathology , alternative medicine
Vasculitic ulcers belong to the category of atypical ulcers and are traditionally very slow to heal. The aim of this study is to retrospectively analyze the files of eight patients with vasculitic ulcers treated with negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT). Immunosuppression was initiated at least two weeks prior to starting NPWT. We suggest that this is a safe and promising protocol to treat these hard-to-heal ulcers.