Annals of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (ISSN 2835-7132) | Volume 4, Issue 3 | Case Report | Open Access DOI

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Complex Oral, Head and Neck Wound in Multiply Operated Patient

James Gates^*

John Masi, Allen Champion, Andrew Yampolsky, James Gates*

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, USA

^*Correspondence to: James Gates 

Abstract

Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has provided a nonsurgical form of treatment for many types of complex wounds. This therapy utilizes the vacuum-assisted closure device (VAC), characterized in 1997 by Argenta and Morykwas [1]. The device consists of a semi occlusive dressing overlying a polyurethane foam sponge, which is placed into the wound. This sealed wound is attached to a tube connected to a pump, which supplies a suction force, typically of 125 mmHg, to the wound [2].

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John Masi, Allen Champion, Andrew Yampolsky, James Gates. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Complex Oral, Head and Neck Wound in Multiply Operated Patient. Annal of Otol Head and Neck Surg. 2025;4(3):1-7.