Negative pressure wound therapy using polyurethane foam in a patient with necrotizing fasciitis

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Abstract

Negative pressure wound therapy is one of the newest methods of treatment used in wound healing. An important role of the system has a foam dressing that connects the wound with the vacuum. In general the sponge used in vacuum assisted therapies is made of polyurethane foam. We present the case of a 51-year-old male patient with a history of deep vein thrombosis (known for about 3 years) diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis (NF). In this patient, after each step of the surgical treatment (large debridement and skin grafting) negative pressure wound therapy using polyurethane foam was used.

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Avino, A., Jecan, C. R., Cozma, C. N., Stroescu, A. E. B., Balan, D. G., Ionescu, D., … Raducu, L. (2018). Negative pressure wound therapy using polyurethane foam in a patient with necrotizing fasciitis. Materiale Plastice, 55, 603–605. https://doi.org/10.37358/mp.18.4.5083

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