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CC BY-NC 4.0 · Arch Plast Surg 2013; 40(05): 630-632
DOI: 10.5999/aps.2013.40.5.630
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Role of the Surgical Glove in Modified Vacuum-Assisted Wound Healing

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  • Shankar Ram Hemmanur

    Department of Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore, India

  • Loka Vijayan Siddha

    Department of Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore, India
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Vacuum-assisted wound healing has been proven to be more efficacious than conventional dressings. Vacuum dressing has been frequently modified given the restrictions in resources available. Here we present a modified method of vacuum dressing by using surgical or gynaecological gloves for lower and upper limb wounds. Vacuum dressing was applied with parts of a surgical or gynaecological glove and Opsite with T-tailing of the suction outlet. Vacuum-assisted wound healing using the surgical gloves showed relatively good wound healing in the amputation stump, finger, arm, and leg in the cases studied.

Keywords

Surgical gloves - Vacuum - Occlusive dressing


Publication History

Received: 20 February 2013

Accepted: 01 May 2013

Article published online:
01 May 2022

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