European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

COMBINING NEGATIVE –PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY WITH 10% SOLUTION OF SODIUM CHLORIDE IN MANAGING LARGE POSTTRAUMATIC WOUND: A CASE REPORT

Nedim Mujanovi?*, Benjamin Kaknjaševi?, Aldin Šahinovi?, Mirza Tursum and Mirza Ga?anin

ABSTRACT

Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is known for improving a wide range of acute and chronic wounds. NPWT boosts the wound healing process by removing fluid and drawing out the infection from a wound, promoting the growth of new tissue. The treatment aims to prepare wounds for further surgery, reduce the rate of infection, and potentially decrease the time of wound healing. NPWT device works by providing and distributing negative pressure evenly across the wound bed, either through the application of an open cell foam or a gauze dressing. It provides a warm, moist wound bed while removing wound fluid that contains factors that inhibit cell growth, enhances wound oxygenation and improves the flow of blood and nutrients to the wound. For infected wounds, the device can be used to apply antibiotics. Broadly used 0.9% sodium chloride solution, also known as normal saline, is used for a variety of medical purposes, including: rehydration of patients who are dehydrated due to illness or injury, replacing fluids lost during surgery or other medical procedures, diluting medications that will be given intravenously, flushing and cleaning wounds or body cavities, maintaining catheter patency. In this article, a 70-year-old woman sustained a fall on her left knee, following a large defect in her left knee region. A NPWT and a solution of 10% sodium chloride were applied to the wound intermittently during a 10 week-period in the successful management of this patient.

Keywords: Negative-pressure wound therapy, NPWT, Sodium chloride, Wound healing.