Evaluation of the effectiveness of vacuum-assisted closure in the treatment of Fournier gangrene
| Autor: | Ismail Yagmur, Eyyup Sabri Pelit, Adem Tunçekin, Halil Ciftci, Mehmet Demir, Bülent Kati |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Medicine (General) Debridement wound therapy integumentary system Vacuum assisted closure Visual analogue scale business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Analgesic Colostomy Fournier gangrene medicine.disease mortality Surgery Wound care Patient satisfaction R5-920 medicine vacuum-assisted closure business fournier gangrene debridement |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Men's Health, Vol 17, Iss 4, Pp 304-309 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1875-6859 |
| Popis: | Background and objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) in the treatment of Fournier gangrene (FG). Material and methods: Forty-eight male patients treated for Fournier gangrene were included in the study. The patients were divided into two groups (Group I: conventional dressing, Group II: VAC therapy). Characteristics of the patients, laboratory parameters, number of debridement procedures, daily number of dressings, visual analogue scale (VAS) during dressing, analgesic requirement, colostomy requirement, time from the first debridement to wound closure, wound closure method, length of hospital stay, and mortality rates were compared. Results: Group I comprised 33 patients and Group II comprised 15 patients. The number of dressings, VAS score and daily analgesic requirement were statistically significantly lower in Group II (p < 0.05) than in Group I. The number of debridement procedures, colostomy requirement, orchiectomy rate, time from first debridement to wound closure, length of hospital stay, wound closure method and mortality rate were similar between these two groups (p > 0.05). Conclusion: The clinical results of conventional dressing and VAC therapy were similar for treating FG. VAC therapy is an effective postoperative wound care method that offers less requirement for dressing changes, less pain, less analgesic requirement and more patient satisfaction compared to conventional dressing. |
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