Nursing care of patients with severe infection of wound surface treated with vacuum seal ing drainage
Abstract：Obj ective:To probe into nursing methods for patients with se-vere infection of wound surface treated with vacuum sealing drainage (VSD).Methods:VSD technique was applied successively in 3 5 cases of patients with severe infection of wound surface.Results:The number of times of dressing change was 1~2 times for patients with infected incisions after internal fixation and infected wound surface after avulsion inj ury of skin,2~3 times for osteomyelitis patients,3~4 times for sacral pressure ulcer patients,4 times for patients with hip postoperative infection.After negative bacterial culture and wound granulation tissue growing well were founded,the skin defect patients underwent skin graft,other patients re-ceived incision suture,all wounds healed completely.Conclusion:The seri-ous infections wounds due to complex bacterial spectrum,wound exudate, bleeding or more purulent secretions may affect the curative effect of the VSD.Primary issue in nursing process is to strengthen the management of negative pressure piping and maintain good drainage.Closely to observe and protect the wound,and assess the effect of infection control is very im-portant for improving treatment options.To strengthen the nutritional support and promote functional exercise is an important part for improving resistance and prevent complications.
Keywords：vacuum sealing drainageVSDinfectionnursing
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：2( 1936-1937 )