Traditional NPWT / Stationary NPWT / tNPWT

With tNPWT, the applied negative pressure is adjustable offering both continuous and intermittent operation modes. Often powered by a main electricity source, tNPWT devices are mostly used for inpatients but can also be adjusted for the use in outpatient care. Moreover, tNPWT can be adapted and used with a wound cleanser (NPWT instillation).

Traditional 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.

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 (linkforwoundhealing.info)

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 (linkforwoundhealing.info)

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 (linkforwoundhealing.info)

Keywords:
Acute Wounds: Search (linkforwoundhealing.info)
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Closed incision NPWT (ciNPWT): Search (linkforwoundhealing.info)
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(Source: Banasiewicz T. Banky B, Karsenti A, Sancho J, Sekac J, Walczak D. Traditional and single use NPWT: when to use and how to decide on the appropriate use? Recommendations of an expert panel. Wounds International 2019;10(3)56-62., Available: Traditional and single use NPWT: when to use and how to decide on the appropriate use? Recommendations of an expert panel (linkforwoundhealing.info)