Long‐term follow‐up of negative pressure wound therapy with instillation: a limb salvage procedure?

We report our experience of treating three patients with complex wounds and associated noble structure exposition conservatively with NPWTi and flap coverage. In a long‐term follow‐up (5 years), we were able to achieve a stable surgery reconstruction on preserved limbs, without evidence of chronic infection and other sequelae or complications. Despite the fact that our experience is limited , as it is based on only a few cases, it suggests how NPWTi could be considered useful in a conservative approach to the treatment of acute complex wounds of the lower extremities. In these patients with high risk of amputation, a long‐term follow‐up becomes fundamental in order to evaluate wound bed status after NPTWi.

Source: International Wound Journal - August 1, 2014 Category: Surgery Authors: Daniele Bollero, Kiran Degano, Ezio N Gangemi, Domenico Aloj, Valeria Malvasio, Maurizio Stella Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research