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ArticleInternational wound journal2019

The smart negative pressure (SNaP) wound care system: A case series from Singapore.

Ian J Y Wee, Manfred Mak, Gavin O'Donnell, Jerilyn Tan, Tze T Chong, Tjun Y Tang

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Article in International wound journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ian J Y WeeYong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8778-1943
Manfred MakDepartment of Podiatry, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
Gavin O'DonnellDepartment of Podiatry, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
Jerilyn TanDepartment of Podiatry, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
Tze T ChongDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
Tjun Y TangDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
Singapore General Hospital · SGNational University of Singapore · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Smart Negative Pressure (SNaP) wound care system is a novel device that is single-patient use, ultra-portable, and light weight and does not rely on battery or need recharging. A systematic search was performed on major databases to identify relevant articles including case reports, retrospective case series, and randomised controlled trials. Ten studies were identified, showing that the SNaP wound care system is an effective tool in treating small-sized wounds and may serve as an alternative to current electrically powered modalities. Furthermore, the system's small size and convenience leads to greater patient satisfaction and improves quality of life. Finally, we report our initial positive experiences with two cases in our institution. Although the evidence thus far has been encouraging, and patient satisfaction is higher than other wound care systems, further evidence is required to determine its superiority over current systems in terms of wound-healing outcomes.

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Patient SatisfactionAgedHumansMaleMiddle AgedNegative-Pressure Wound TherapyRetrospective StudiesSingaporeTreatment OutcomeWound HealingWounds and InjuriesoutcomeSNaPvacuum-assisted closurewound

Identifiers

PMID30900370
PMCPMC7948783
OpenAlexW2924696028

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