How V.A.C.® Therapy Works
V.A.C.® (Vacuum Assisted Closure™) Therapy
is a non-invasive, dynamic and unique system that helps promote
wound healing.
The V.A.C.® Therapy unit delivers negative
(sub-atmospheric) pressure to the wound site applied by a tubing
which decompresses a foam dressing, continuously or intermittently
(e.g. five minutes on, two minutes off), depending on the type of
wound being treated and the clinical objectives.
V.A.C.® Therapy has been used effectively in treating
thousands of wounds of different aetiologies in all care
settings.
Clinicians prescribe V.A.C.® Therapy for many
chronic, acute, sub-acute and traumatic wounds, – in the hospital,
extended care facility and in home care.
V.A.C.® Therapy clinical benefits
Click on the clinical benefits to learn more:
Provides a closed moist wound healing environment[1]
Decreases wound volume[2]
Removes excess fluids that can inhibit wound healing[3]
Helps remove interstitial fluid[4]
Promotes granulation[5]
References
1 Charles K. Field et al. Overview of Wound Healing in a
Moist Environment. American Journal of Surgery, 1994.
2 Joseph E., Hamori CA., Bergman S., Roaf E., Swann N.,
Anastasi G. Prospective Randomized Trial of Vacuum-Assisted Closure
versus Standard Therapy of Chronic Non-healing Wounds. Wounds,
2000; 12(3): 60–67.
3 Brian Bucalo MD, William H. Eaglestein, MD, Vincent
Falanga, MD. Inhibition of Cell Proliferation by Chronic Wound
Fluid. Wound Repair and Regeneration, 1993.
4 Argenta, L. C., Morykwas, M. J. Vacuum-Assisted Closure:
A New Method for Wound Control and Treatment: Animal Studies and
Basic Foundation. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 1997; 38(6).
5 Argenta, A., Webb K., Simpson J., Gordon S., Kortesis B.,
Wanner M., Kremers L., Morykwas M. Deformation of Superficial and
Deep Abdominal Tissues with Application of a Controlled Vacuum.
European Tissue Repair Society, Focus group meeting Topical
Negative Pressure (TNP) Therapy, 4–6 December 2003,
London.
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