Role of Cyclical Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Wound Bed Preparation in Necrotizing Fascitis
Shivanand Hosamani1, Ravi Kumar Chittoria2, Barath Kumar Singh. P3
1Junior Resident, 3Senior Resident, Department of Plastic Surgery, 2Professor & Head of IT Wing and Telemedicine, Department of Plastic Surgery & Telemedicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry 605006, India.
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Necrotizing fasciitis is an infection of subcutaneous tissue and fascia which may spread rapidly to deeper tissue and surrounding tissue which may cause damage to the tissue and present as a localized infection and fulminant septic shock with a high mortality rate. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has been used to treat wounds in numerous different anatomical locations, with different levels of complexity and varying pathologies. NPWT has been found to be effective in wound bed preparation but cyclical negative pressure wound therapy (cNPWT) has not been reported in the literature. This study highlights our experience in wound bed preparation using cNPWTin a case of necrotizing fasciitis.
Corresponding Author : Ravi Kumar Chittoria, Professor & Head of IT Wing and Telemedicine, Department of Plastic Surgery & Telemedicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry 605006, India.
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