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Use of abdominal negative pressure wound therapy in different indications: a case series

Fatma Nihal Durmus Kocaaslan

Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey

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Melekber Cavus Ozkan

Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey

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Zeynep Akdeniz

Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey

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Bulent Sacak

Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey

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Bulent Erol

Professor, Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Istanbul, Turkey

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Mustafa Yuksel

Professor, Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Thorax Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey

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Ozhan Celebiler

Professor, Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey

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Published Online:11 Apr 2019https://doi.org/10.12968/jowc.2019.28.4.240

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Abstract

Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a widely used wound management system. Several articles have been published on the advantages and complications of this system. Abdominal dressing negative pressure system (abdominal NPWT) is a newer technology, developed and used in open abdomen cases. The adherence of the sponge to the intra-abdominal organs is prevented by a polyurethane foam. This study presents a number of case series where an abdominal NPWT (ABThera, KCI, US) has been used to treat other vital organs, helping to prevent complications such as organ rupture and fatal bleeding.

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