Negative pressure therapy for patients infected wounds: a review of the clinical and cost-effectiveness evidence and recommendations for use
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Record ID 32011001160
English
Authors' recommendations:
Evidence supporting the comparative clinical effectiveness of topical negative pressure (TNP) therapy versus traditional wound packing and dressing change for patients with infected wounds in hospital, home care, and long-term care settings was limited. None of the four systematic reviews concluded that the available RCT evidence supports TNP therapy. Further, there is some evidence that TNP therapy may be associated with an increased risk of infection.No evidence was found regarding the comparative cost-effectiveness of topical negative pressure therapy for infected wounds, and there appear to be no evidence-based recommended indications for negative-pressure therapy involving infected wounds.Given the lack of evidence to support the use of TNP therapy in infected wounds and the possible infection risk associated with this wound therapy, caution may be recommended using TNP therapy in infected wounds or wounds at risk of infection.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2010
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy
- Wound Infection
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