Trial reportVeterinary surgery : VS2014
Negative pressure wound therapy: experience in 45 dogs.
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- A Histopathological Study of Induced Open Wounds Treated With Urinary Bladder Submucosa Scaffold in Rabbits.Veterinary medicine international · 2026Article
- Infection prevention and treatment following dog bites: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Journal of trauma and injury · 2025Article
- Application and influence of four drain configurations on fluid dispersal and retrieval in a cadaveric canine wound infusion-retrieval system model.Veterinary surgery : VS · 2025Article
- Application of negative pressure wound therapy to partially closed median sternotomy in a dog.The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne · 2025Article
- Application of a distant, direct, single-pedicle hinge flap for reconstruction of a circumferential cutaneous defect of the thoracic limb in a dog.The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne · 2023Article
- Negative pressure wound therapy for skin necrosis prevention after snakebite in the emergency department: A retrospective cohort study.Medicine · 2021Article
- Feasibility of a disposable canister-free negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) device for treating open wounds in horses.BMC veterinary research · 2019Article
- Retrospective comparison of negative pressure wound therapy and silver-coated foam dressings in open-wound treatment in cats.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2017Article
- Effect of vacuum sealing drainage on the expression of VEGF and miRNA-17-5p in seawater-immersed blast-injury wounds.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2017Article
- Application of hyaluronic acid in the healing of non-experimental open wounds: A pilot study on 12 wounds in 10 client-owned dogs.Veterinary world · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo report experience with negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in 45 consecutive dogs admitted with extensive cutaneous wounds and to determine if NPWT is feasible in veterinary hospital practice. STUDY
designProspective descriptive study. ANIMALS: Dogs (n = 45).
methodsCollected data were organized into 6 categories: patient data, wound data, NPWT data, adjunctive treatments, complications, and final outcome.
resultsWounds (53 in 45 dogs) were largely traumatic in origin, and distributed fairly evenly to the trunk, proximal and distal aspects of the limbs. Most wounds (34 dogs, 76%) had no granulation tissue and were treated a mean of 4.2 days after wounding, whereas 11 dogs had granulating wounds that were initially treated a mean of 87 days after wounding. Median NPWT use was 3 days with a mean hospitalization of 7.8 days. Most wounds (33; 62%) were closed surgically after NPWT and were healed by 14 days. The other 18 wounds healed (mean, 21 days) by second intention after hospital discharge. Overall, 96% of the wounds healed; 2 dogs died before definitive closure could be attempted.
conclusionNPWT is applicable to a wide variety of canine wounds, is well tolerated, allows for several days between dressing changes, and can used to optimize the wound bed for surgical closure or second intention healing.
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