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The Effect of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on Wound Healing in Major Amputations
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating PICO VAC and Standard care for Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy and 2 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 158 participants across 1 site.
Signals
Detailed Summary
The socioeconomic costs of problematic and delayed wound healing following lower limb amputations are enormous to the society. Lower limb amputations is one of the longest known surgical treatments, but also one of the least investigated in the field of medical science. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) has emerged as a great instrument to aid healing. Studies have shown that it has a positive and measurable effect on wound healing following eg. total Knee and hip replacements. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of a closed NPWT on incidence of postoperative wound complications, in patients undergoing lower extremity amputation.
Study Details
Timeline
Arms & Interventions
PICO14 device from Smith and Nephew. It is a Single-Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Device that provides an effective negative pressure of -80 mmHg for 14 days. It is an easily applied all-in-one system that ensures uniform application each time it is applied. The dressing consists of 4 distinct layers that reduce the risk of skin trauma, applies equal negative pressure to the skin and manages fluid transport away from the wound through a combination of absorption and evaporation through an airlock layer. The device is approved for the treatment of open wounds, closed surgical incisions and skin grafts. Both PICO-VAC and soft dressing are applied immediately postoperatively and removed after 12 days.
Standard care (sterile surgical silicone foam dressing and soft dressing)
Interventions
PICO14 device from Smith and Nephew - Off the shelf, disposable negative pressure wound therapy device. Contains sterile dressing as well as an attached small (pager-sized) suction device/canister and provides a negative pressure of -80 mmHg for 14 days.
Sterile surgical silicone foam dressing and soft dressing applied immediately postoperative and removed after 12 days