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Open Versus Closed Negative Pressure Wound Therapy For Contaminated and Dirty Surgical Wounds: A Quasi-Experimental Study
- Source :
- Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 74, Iss 3 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- Army Medical College Rawalpindi, 2024.
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Abstract
- Objectives: To determine the efficacy of open versus closed negative pressure wound therapy for contaminated and dirty surgical wounds in terms of time duration to full wound healing. Study Design: Quasi-experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of General Surgery, Combined Military Hospital, Quetta Pakistan, from Oct 2021 to Apr 2022. Methodology: A total of 96 patients with surgical wounds requiring repair were included for study. All patients underwent their respective surgery followed by grouping. Patients in Group-A received closed negative pressure wound therapy while those in Group-B received open negative pressure wound therapy. All patients were followed up till complete healing of the wound or till the occurrence of complications. Results: Our study sample had a mean age of 44.16±12.66 years, with a slight female preponderance of 51(53.1%) participants. The mean total healing time for closed negative pressure wound therapy was 17.35±6.95 days, while it was 42.00±16.21 days with open negative pressure wound therapy, (p0.05). Conclusion: Closed negative pressure wound therapy results in faster wound healing, with a similar complication rate as open negative pressure wound therapy.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00309648 and 24118842
- Volume :
- 74
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.068d66361f941c3875e77b3d04fba7b
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v74i3.8949