How Does Vacuum-Assisted Closure Work? ‌Negative pressure wound therapy involves a special dressing connected to a pump that gently draws fluid and infection from the wound. A nurse will: Clean the ...

Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) is a method of decreasing air pressure around a wound to assist the healing. It’s also referred to as negative pressure wound therapy. During a VAC procedure, a ...

New devices and materials help chronic wounds heal faster and with less risk of infection. Physicians have been taking advantage of technology to help wounds heal for centuries by using bandages, ...

Article in Advances in Wound Care shows how tech can help pinpoint individual patient risk factors that delay wound healing, giving clinicians better insights into treatments and interventions ...

A new device that ‘vacuums’ surgical wounds and hard-to-treat sores could help thousands of patients. An estimated one in 20 patients develops infections following surgery, which occur when bacteria ...

Ukrainians defend their country for about nine months. Hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers are injured with serious consequences every day. Ukrainian doctors ask for help with vacuum assisted closure ...