Role of Vacuum-Assisted Closure in Wound Healing

Abstract

Background Vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) is the new arsenal that could aid in managing acute and chronic wounds. Vacuum assisted closure also called negative pressure wound therapy is a procedure where one would use vacuum to enhance wound healing. Objectives To review the role of VAC in wound healing. Methodology: It was a prospective study among patients admitted to the department of ulcer with chronic non healing ulcer. The study period was between October 2012 to September 2021. 50 participants were enrolled into the study. The data collected were entered into Microsoft excel 2019 and the excel was then loaded into SPSS version 23 for further analysis. Results: The wound healing was found to be better from day 3 to day 7 and from day 7 to day 10. There was significant positive change in wound healing with P value of less than 0.05. The healing was not found to be associated with any other factor. Conclusion: Vacuum assisted closure would aid in wound healing among the patients with chronic non-healing ulcer.