Negative pressure wound therapy / NPWT / Subatmospheric pressure therapy

Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is used for the treatment of a wide variety of acute wounds and chronic wounds in both inpatient and outpatient settings. The indications and the evidence behind them are constantly increasing in accordance with the new studies and growing popularity of this treatment method.

Main types of NPWT:

- Traditional NPWT (tNPWT)
- Single-use NPWT (sNPWT) 
- Closed incision NPWT (ciNPWT)

International groups of clinical specialists have shared their experiences of using negative pressure wound therapy in the management of numerous wound types in various articles and documents. 

EWMA has established an interdisciplinary working group which described knowledge regarding NPWT and provide an overview of its implications for the organization of care, documentation, communication, patient safety, and health economic aspects. You can download the full document: EWMA Document: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy. Overview, Challenges and Perspectives

An international group of specialist surgeons with extensive experience in NPWT convened to discuss its use today. The group used their own experiences and literatures to discuss the appropriate use of traditional and single use NPWT, and when and how to use them in complement with each other and other therapies. Read about the recommendations of the international expert group and download the full article: Traditional and single use NPWT: when to use and how to decide on the appropriate use? Recommendations of an expert panel 

Also, an expert international panel of specialist surgeons with a high level of experience of NPWT in plastic and reconstructive surgery (PRS) convened to discuss the appropriate use of NPWT in this specialty. They identified the limitations, cautions, contraindications and advantages of NPWT usage in PRS. Read and download the full article: Optimising the use of traditional NPWT in plastic and reconstructive surgery 

Furthermore, another expert panel aimed to evaluate and recommend where VivereX® (PAUL HARTMANN AG) single-use NPWT (sNPWT) is best used to achieve optimal clinical results. Read and download the full article: sNPWT VivereX: Choosing single-use negative pressure wound therapy for hospital and home (international expert panel recommendation) 


 Effects of NPWT

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