S Vig, C Dowsett, L Berg, C Caravaggi, P Rome, H Birke-Sorensen, A Bruhin, M Chariker, M Depoorter, R Dunn, F Duteille, F Ferreira, J M Francos Martínez, G Grudzien, D Hudson, S Ichioka, R Ingemansson, S Jeffery, E Krug, C Lee, M Malmsjo, N Runkel, R Martin, J Smith
AIM: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) has become widely adopted over the last 15 years and over 1000 peer-reviewed publications are available describing its use. Despite this, there remains uncertainty regarding several aspects of usage. In order to respond to this gap a global expert panel was convened to develop evidence-based recommendations describing the use of NPWT. In this communication the results of the study of evidence in chronic wounds including pressure ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers (DFU), venous leg ulcers (VLU), and ischaemic lower limb wounds are reported...
December 2011: Journal of Tissue Viability