Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy
"Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The application of a vacuum across the surface of a wound through a foam dressing cut to fit the wound. This removes wound exudates, reduces build-up of inflammatory mediators, and increases the flow of nutrients to the wound thus promoting healing.
| Descriptor ID |
D054843
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.309.610 E04.237.444 E04.987.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy- Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy
- Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
- Negative-Pressure Wound Therapies
- Therapies, Negative-Pressure Wound
- Therapy, Negative-Pressure Wound
- Wound Therapies, Negative-Pressure
- Wound Therapy, Negative-Pressure
- Topical Negative-Pressure Therapy
- Negative-Pressure Therapies, Topical
- Negative-Pressure Therapy, Topical
- Therapies, Topical Negative-Pressure
- Therapy, Topical Negative-Pressure
- Topical Negative Pressure Therapy
- Topical Negative-Pressure Therapies
Negative-Pressure Dressings- Negative-Pressure Dressings
- Dressing, Negative-Pressure
- Dressings, Negative-Pressure
- Negative Pressure Dressings
- Negative-Pressure Dressing
Vacuum-Assisted Closure- Vacuum-Assisted Closure
- Closure, Vacuum-Assisted
- Closures, Vacuum-Assisted
- Vacuum Assisted Closure
- Vacuum-Assisted Closures
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy" by people in Profiles.
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[Negative pressure wound therapy in the treatment of diabetic foot syndrome - a case report]. Pol Merkur Lekarski. 2021 Jun 16; 49(291):213-216.
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Mucormycosis after Coronavirus disease 2019 infection in a heart transplant recipient - Case report and review of literature. J Mycol Med. 2021 Jun; 31(2):101125.
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Managing breast gangrene during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2021 May; 103(5):e141-e143.
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[Treatment of postoperative anterior mediastinitis, sternal osteomyelitis in a patient with a novel coronavirus infection]. Khirurgiia (Mosk). 2021; (4):53-57.
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Negative pressure wound therapy updates for 2021. Rozhl Chir. 2021; 100(5):218-226.
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A novel treatment for CI extrusion with vacuum-assisted closure device. Cochlear Implants Int. 2021 05; 22(3):170-175.
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Use of domestic tools to downstage the reconstructive ladder in a patient with severe crush and degloving injury: a case report. Pan Afr Med J. 2020; 37:48.
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A multistage combined approach to promote diabetic wound healing in COVID-19 era. Int Wound J. 2020 Dec; 17(6):1863-1870.
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Intra-abdominal hypertension as a trigger of "gut failure" in SARS-CoV-2 infection: Effect of open abdomen (OA) and negative pressure therapy (NPT) on respiratory and gastrointestinal (GI) function. Med Hypotheses. 2020 Nov; 144:109954.
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa severe skin infection in a toddler with X-linked agammaglobulinemia due to a novel BTK mutation. Infez Med. 2019 Mar 01; 27(1):73-76.