Authors

1Ana Díaz Estrella, 2José Antonio Vaz Rodríguez

Position

¹Enfermera de refuerzo. Hospital Ernest Lluch Martín, Calatayud (Zaragoza).²Enfermero de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología. Hospital Ernest Lluch Martín, Calatayud (Zaragoza).

Contact address

Ana Díaz Estrella. C/ Arquitecto Medarde, 17, 4º I. 50300 Calatayud (Zaragoza).

Contact email: anita_diaz84@hotmail.com

Abstract

VAC^® (Vacuum Assisted Closure) is a negative pressure therapy or closed vacuum therapy that has resulted in a new paradigm for cure of various wound types.
Our work was aimed at demonstrating vacuum therapy effectiveness to treat complex wounds with a case presentation corresponding to a patient that was treated at the Department of Orthopedics, Hospital Ernest Lluch Martín, Calatayud, Zaragoza, Spain.
Wound characteristics are described: an infected wound in right lower limb in a 45-year-old patient. Applied therapy since hospital admission is reported. After a five-week unsuccessful course, vacuum therapy was applied. Operation and application processes are also described. Two weeks later, granulation tissue and gradual healing at distal margins were observed.
Patients, nursing staff, and system can all potentially benefit from vacuum therapy.

Keywords:

Negative pressure therapy; complex wounds; care; plastic surgerysurgical patient

Versión en Español

Título:

Curación de herida traumatológica mediante terapia de presión negativa