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Descriptor English:   Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy 
Descriptor Spanish:   tratamiento de heridas con presión negativa 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Tratamento de Ferimentos com Pressão Negativa 
Synonyms English:   Closure, Vacuum-Assisted
Closures, Vacuum-Assisted
Dressing, Negative-Pressure
Dressings, Negative-Pressure
Negative Pressure Dressings
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
Negative-Pressure Dressing
Negative-Pressure Dressings
Negative-Pressure Therapies, Topical
Negative-Pressure Therapy, Topical
Negative-Pressure Wound Therapies
Therapies, Negative-Pressure Wound
Therapies, Topical Negative-Pressure
Therapy, Negative-Pressure Wound
Therapy, Topical Negative-Pressure
Topical Negative Pressure Therapy
Topical Negative-Pressure Therapies
Topical Negative-Pressure Therapy
Vacuum Assisted Closure
Vacuum-Assisted Closure
Vacuum-Assisted Closures
Wound Therapies, Negative-Pressure
Wound Therapy, Negative-Pressure  
Tree Number:   E02.309.610
E04.237.444
E04.987.550
Definition English:   The application of a vacuum across the surface of a wound through a foam dressing cut to fit the wound. This removes wound exudates, reduces build-up of inflammatory mediators, and increases the flow of nutrients to the wound thus promoting healing. 
History Note English:   2008 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AE adverse effects CL classification
EC economics ES ethics
HI history IS instrumentation
MT methods MO mortality
NU nursing PX psychology
ST standards SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends VE veterinary
Record Number:   52860 
Unique Identifier:   D054843 

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