Cost analysis of negative-pressure wound therapy with instillation for wound bed preparation preceding split-thickness skin grafts for massive (>100 cm2) chronic venous leg ulcers C. Kevin Yang, MD, Sean Alcantara, MD, Selena Goss, MD, John C. Lantis, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 61, Issue 4, Pages 995-999 (April 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.11.076 Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig Progression of a venous leg ulcer (VLU) treated with negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) with instillation (NWPTi) and a split-thickness skin graft (STSG). A, Infected VLU before debridement. B, VLU after debridement and 7 days of NPWTi with Dakin solution before STSG. C, VLU at 30 days after STSG: complete take is seen. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2015 61, 995-999DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2014.11.076) Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions