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.
Highlights
Negative pressure wound therapy is one of the newest methods of treatment used in wound healing
Diagnosis is difficult to be settled, but it is mandatory to be done due to the fact that any delay of the proper treatment could increase the rate of amputation and could cause systemic inflammatory response syndrome leading to a higher mortality rate [2]
In necrotizing fasciitis (NF) application of NPWT is a vital step after the removal of the septic fascia together with the unhealthy tissue [8]
Summary
Negative pressure wound therapy is one of the newest methods of treatment used in wound healing. Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a devastating, potentially life-threatening disease of the skin and soft tissue that produces rapidly extensive tissue necrosis[1]. Experimemntal part A 51-year-old male patient presented to the Department of Plastic Surgery of Prof. After 2 days in the intensive care unit, large blisters and hemorrhagic bullae appeared all over the lower right leg.
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