Abstract
Vaccum assisted closure (VAC) therapy is a novel method of wound healing using topical negative pressure across the wound bed and containing all exudate within a sealed system. We report the use of VAC therapy to control pain and exudate of a malignant wound.
MeSH terms
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Bandages
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Chronic Disease
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Fatal Outcome
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Female
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Hospice Care
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Humans
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Leg Ulcer / nursing*
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Middle Aged
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Pain / prevention & control*
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Palliative Care / methods*
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Sigmoid Neoplasms / complications
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Sigmoid Neoplasms / surgery
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Thigh
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Vacuum*
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Wound Healing*