Negative Wound Pressure Therapy For Treatment Of Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy, also known as Wound VAC is a wound dressing system used by doctors & surgeons to draw out fluid and infection from a wound to ensure healthy healing. The doctors may recommend a patient NPWT if he/she is suffering from a burn, infection occurred after cesarean delivery, and traumatic as well as surgical wounds. 

But do you know that this wound vac therapy can help heal any type of ulcer including pressure, diabetes, and venous? It is also helpful in treating chronic (long-lasting) wounds or injuries. How? 

This blog will help you understand what a wound vac is and how does it help in treating diabetic foot ulcers.

What Are Traumatic Wounds? Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

 

What Are Traumatic Wounds?

Also known as extensive wounds, traumatic wounds are defined as sudden or unplanned injuries that can range from minor to severe, for example, injuries from road traffic accidents, gunshot wounds, domestic injuries, or burns from heat, cold, electricity, and chemicals, etc. In other words, traumatic wounds generally include cuts, lacerations or puncture wounds, skin tears, bites or penetrating wounds, etc. It can be the cuts by knife, skin abrasions from metal or glass, skin crushing, or animal bites. A huge proportion of people surviving their injuries suffer from temporary or permanent disabilities. 

In simple words, trauma is severe damage to the soft tissues in the skin. It is a medical condition where the soft tissues of the skin sustain an injury or break down. When the skin is ripped or torn and has a jagged appearance, it is an acute wound and it typically contains foreign bodies such as gravel, glass, metal, or sand. Penetrating wounds are deeper and considered the most severe of all traumatic wounds as they form as the result of being stabbed or sustaining any gunshot wound. A traumatic cut wound occurs when a sharp object penetrates the skin or the underlying subcutaneous tissues.