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Negative pressure (wound vac) therapy was heavily promoted when the technology came out several years ago. It’s easy to use and has become very popular. Now we have this warning from the FDA (via Medscape):

Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) systems have been associated with 6 deaths and 77 serious complications during the past 2 years, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced.

…The FDA points out that NPWT systems are contraindicated for certain wound types (necrotic tissue with eschar present; untreated osteomyelitis; nonenteric and unexplored fistulas; malignancy in the wound; and wounds with exposed vasculature, nerves, anastomotic site, or organs). Several patient risk factors, including being at high risk for bleeding, should be considered before using NPWT.

My guess (and it’s only a guess) is that, given the promotion, convenience and ease of use, these devices have been widely employed without proper expertise or attention to evidence.

Negative pressure (wound vac) therapy was heavily promoted when the technology came out several years ago. It’s easy to use and has become very popular. Now we have this warning from the FDA (via Medscape):

Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) systems have been associated with 6 deaths and 77 serious complications during the past 2 years, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced.

…The FDA points out that NPWT systems are contraindicated for certain wound types (necrotic tissue with eschar present; untreated osteomyelitis; nonenteric and unexplored fistulas; malignancy in the wound; and wounds with exposed vasculature, nerves, anastomotic site, or organs). Several patient risk factors, including being at high risk for bleeding, should be considered before using NPWT.

My guess (and it’s only a guess) is that, given the promotion, convenience and ease of use, these devices have been widely employed without proper expertise or attention to evidence.

Posted via web from Jen’s Posterous

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