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negative pressure wound therapy: a standalone construct

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negative pressurewound therapy1 CONSTRUCTNegative pressure woundARGENTA · WOUND CARE

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Wound care engineering

application of controlled sub-atmospheric pressure to a sealed wound to remove fluid and promote healing.

In wound care engineering, negative pressure wound therapy refers to application of controlled sub-atmospheric pressure to a sealed wound to remove fluid and promote healing. This meaning comes from Argenta (1997) in Annals of Plastic Surgery.[1]

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  1. Argenta, L. C., & Morykwas, M. J. (1997). Vacuum-Assisted Closure: A New Method for Wound Control and Treatment: Clinical Experience. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 38(6), 563-577. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000637-199706000-00002

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