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AMPUTATION STUMP MANAGEMENT A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE USE OF SHRINK PLASTIC FILM AS A SURGICAL DRESSING IN AMPUTATION SURGERY
Author(s) -
DOWIE DONALD A.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1975.tb95183.x
Subject(s) - amputation , medicine , surgery , plastic bag , plastic surgery , materials science , composite material
This report describes the use of clear plastic bags of vinyl chloride‐vinylidine chloride copolymer (also known as S Film) for the postoperative management of amputation stumps. The bags are shrunk to the stump by the application of heat and act as a primary dressing. Their use has been effective in controlling postoperative oedema and Infection as well as giving the surgeon direct visual access to the stump without disturbing the Wound. A case of a below‐knee amputation managed by this method is described.