Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
Abstract
Vacuum assisted wound healing is a proven method of fast and better healing of wounds. With cellular, extracellular effects and bacterial clearance it leads to the rapid formation of healthy budding granulation tissue which provides wound bed for direct healing or secondary coverage for skin graft or flap. However, the vacuum assisted wound healing system is expensive, requires extensive amount of products. Hence, a modified vacuum dressing was brought to use to enable us to compare with the commercial vacuum dressing. In this study we compare the use of commercial vacuum dressing to modified vacuum dressing to evaluate the efficacy and cost of the procedure. The study was conducted in the Department of General Surgery in M R Medical College, Kalabu RAGI from January 2017 to July 2019 on 200 patients. Hundered patients each were divided into two groups by randomisation and were put into commercial vacuum dressing and modified vacuum dressing group. Patients were assessed for efficacy in terms of wound healing and cost of the dressing. Through our study it has been proven that modified VAC dressing and commercial VAC therapy was equal compared in percentage of granulation tissue and reduction in wound surface area. But the Modified VAC dressing therapy was more beneficial than commercial VAC dressing in cost effectiveness.
How to cite this article:
Sanjeev Patil. Comparison of Commercial Vacuum Dressing and Modified Vacuum Dressing in the Treatment of
Non‐Healing Ulcer.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makrjms.2023.11.211.214
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1815-9346/10.59218/makrjms.2023.11.211.214