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Gerokomos
Print version ISSN 1134-928X
Abstract
IBANEZ RODRIGUEZ, Begoña et al. Is negative pressure therapy possible in hospitalization at home?: clinical case. Gerokomos [online]. 2021, vol.32, n.2, pp.136-139. Epub July 12, 2021. ISSN 1134-928X. https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/s1134-928x2021000200013.
Suture dehiscence of the surgical wound due to infection is one of the complications, which make the costs of hospital stay increase. Negative pressure therapy (NPT) is used to treat complex wounds.
Objective:
to show the effectiveness of TPN of the cavitated abdominal wound, by describing a clinical case, treated at the Home Hospitalization Transversal Device (HH) of Barcelona Clinic Hospital.
Methods:
The characteristics of the wound, care plan, treatment and evolution during admission to HH are described.
Results:
This work shows the benefit of the HH with regarding the treatment of wounds with NPT.
Conclusions:
It is shown the need for studies -not only clinical casesto generate scientific evidence of NPT in the HH setting.
Keywords : Home hospitalization; negative pressure therapy; wound dehiscence; clinical cases; nursing.