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Tierarztl Prax Ausg K Kleintiere Heimtiere 2016; 44(01): 26-37
DOI: 10.15654/TPK-150957
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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) in small animal medicine

Mechanisms of action, applications and indications Article in several languages: deutsch | English
M. C. Nolff
1   Chirurgische und Gynäkologische Kleintierklinik, Zentrum für Klinische Tiermedizin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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A. Meyer-Lindenberg
1   Chirurgische und Gynäkologische Kleintierklinik, Zentrum für Klinische Tiermedizin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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Received: 11 November 2015

Accepted after major revision: 13 January 2016

Publication Date:
18 December 2017 (online)

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Summary

The treatment of open wounds is a daily challenge in veterinary medicine. During the past years, a special treatment option, the Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT), has been developed. Usage of this therapy significantly increases the healing rate of open wounds as well as free skin grafts in small animals. This review describes the mechanisms of action, indications as well as the known complications associated with this therapy.

Keywords

Open wound treatment - skin grafts - open abdomen - impaired wound healing
 

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