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What is a wound vac?

By Anonymous July 13, 2018 - 11:11am
 
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Hello. Thank you for posting.

Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a therapeutic technique using a vacuum dressing to promote healing in acute or chronic wounds and enhance healing of second- and third-degree burns.

More information in the link below. Copy/paste: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/healthlibrary/test_procedures/other/vacuum-assisted_closure_of_a_wound_135,381

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July 13, 2018 - 2:13pm
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