A randomized, controlled trial of negative pressure wound therapy of pressure ulcers via a novel polyurethane foam

• Published in: Wound repair and regeneration Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 205 - 211
• Main Authors: Wagstaff, Marcus James Dermot, Driver, Sara, Coghlan, Patrick, Greenwood, John Edward
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2014
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Bandages; Biocompatible Materials - therapeutic use; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Granulation Tissue - pathology; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Molecular Sequence Data; Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy - methods; Pain Measurement; Pilot Projects; Polyurethanes - therapeutic use; Pressure Ulcer - pathology; Pressure Ulcer - physiopathology; Pressure Ulcer - therapy; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Wound Healing

The objectives of the study were (1) to look for any local, clinically apparent response, within and around a debrided wound, to a novel biocompatible polyurethane foam during repeated, short‐term implantation, and (2) to assess the material's efficacy as a negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT...