Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC®) systems and microbiological isolation of infected wounds
Autor: | Giuseppe Tropeano, Giovanni Delogu, Sabina Magalini, Daniele Gui, Marco Cintoni, Gilda Pepe, Gabriele Sganga, Valerio Cozza, Flavio De Maio |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2018 |
Předmět: |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Isolation (health care) medicine.medical_treatment Settore MED/18 - CHIRURGIA GENERALE Wound infection Population Iatrogenic Disease Wound contamination lcsh:Surgery Infection control 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Negative-pressure wound therapy medicine Humans Surgical Wound Infection 030212 general & internal medicine Prospective Studies education Aged education.field_of_study Wound Healing integumentary system business.industry Vacuum assisted closure Negative pressure wound therapy Bandages Equipment Design Female Middle Aged Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy lcsh:Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid lcsh:RD1-811 lcsh:RC86-88.9 Surgery Emergency Medicine business Research Article |
Zdroj: | World Journal of Emergency Surgery, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2018) World Journal of Emergency Surgery : WJES |
ISSN: | 1749-7922 |
Popis: | Background Negative pressure wound therapy is now largely used to treat infected wounds. The prevention and reduction of healthcare-associated infections is a high priority for any Department of Health and great efforts are spent to improve infection control systems. It is assumed that vacuum-assisted closure (VAC®) dressings should be watertight and that all the secretions are gathered in a single container but there is no consistent data on air leakage and possible dispersion of bacteria from the machine. Methods We have conducted a prospective experimental study on 10 patients with diagnosis of wound infection to verify whether the filtration process is microbiologically efficient. We compared the bacteria population present in the wound to the one present in the air discharged by the VAC® machine. Results This study shows that the contamination of the VAC® machine is considerably lower than the environment or wound contamination. Conclusions Negative pressure wound therapy system does not represent a risk factor for healthcare-associated infections. |
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