Department of General Surgery, Indira Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute (IGMCRI), Pondicherry, India.
Int Wound J. 2019 Feb;16(1):131-133. doi: 10.1111/iwj.13002. Epub 2018 Oct 10.
Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is an established method for the faster wound healing of chronic non-healing wounds. It is also used for laparostomy wounds and healing of split skin grafts. The commercially available machine and the consumables for NPWT are very expensive and economically not feasible in developing and underdeveloped countries. So, we devised a NPWT system for wounds of the extremity using inexpensive, readily available materials in any hospital. The materials used are sterile glove, autoclaved sponge, Foley catheter, and a wall suction unit. The sponge was placed over the wound, and a sterile glove was pulled over it. A Foley catheter was placed over the sponge and taken out through one of the fingers of the glove. Adhesive plaster was used to air-seal the glove. The Foley catheter was fixed with silk ties and connected to wall suction. Granulation and wound healing was faster in this system. This system was safe and inexpensive for the treatment of wounds of the extremity.
负压伤口治疗（NPWT）是一种成熟的方法，可加快慢性难愈伤口的愈合。它也可用于剖腹伤口和游离皮片移植的愈合。市售的机器和 NPWT 的耗材非常昂贵，在发展中国家和不发达国家在经济上不可行。因此，我们设计了一种使用任何医院都能获得的廉价、现成材料治疗四肢伤口的 NPWT 系统。使用的材料是无菌手套、高压灭菌海绵、 Foley 导管和墙壁抽吸装置。将海绵放在伤口上，然后将无菌手套拉到上面。将 Foley 导管放在海绵上，通过手套的一个手指取出。使用粘性绷带对手套进行气密封。Foley 导管用丝线固定并连接到墙壁抽吸。这种系统可更快地促进肉芽和伤口愈合。这种系统对四肢伤口的治疗既安全又经济。
