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ArticleCureus2023

Combined Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy and Subfascial Suction Drainage: The Suction Taco Approach.

Matthew E Wells, Franklin J Powlan, Steven C Kieb, Nata Parnes, Andrew W Cleveland

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Matthew E WellsOrthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, USA.
Franklin J PowlanOrthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, USA.
Steven C KiebOrthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Carthage Area Hospital, Carthage, USA.
Nata ParnesOrthopaedic Surgery, Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center, Ogdensburg, USA.
Andrew W ClevelandOrthopaedics and Rehabilitation, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An 18-year-old male with T4-L3 adult idiopathic scoliosis was treated with posterior spinal fusion followed by the application of a combined incisional negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) and subfascial suction drainage system. In this report, we describe a novel technique that incorporates subfascial drains into an NPWT incisional vacuum system leading to a single exiting suction line. This effectively mitigates drain burden, maintains a sterile environment during the in-hospital postoperative period, provides NPWT to the drain exiting and incisional sites, and provides negative pressure-assisted deep space closure.

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fusionnegative pressure wound therapynpwtposterior spinal fusionspinespine surgerysubfascial drainsurgical site infectiontaco techniquewound care

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PMID37719597
PMCPMC10503535

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