Transcription of V.A.C. Therapy Clinical Guidelines
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Therapy Clinical GuidelinesRA Reference Source for CliniciansJanuary 2005 IndexPatient Selection Criteria ..4 Indications ..4 Contraindications ..4 Precautions ..4 Care and Safety Tips ..4 Optimizing Therapy ..5 Wound Healing Progression with Effective Therapy .. Therapy Unit and Dressing Application Recommended Guidelines ..7 Choosing the Foam ..7 Recommended Guidelines for Foam Use ..7 Applying the Dressings ..8 Applying the Therapy Unit ..9 Dressing Removal ..10 Canister and Y-Connector Change ..10 Follow-up on Dressing Integrity ..11 Disconnecting from Unit ..11 General Dressing Tips ..12 Maintaining a Seal ..12 Circumferential Drape Application ..12 Treating Multiple Wounds ..12 Y Connecting ..12 Bridging ..13 Fecal Incontinence ..13 Tunneling ..13 Wound Undermining ..14 Dressing Small Wounds ..14 Optimizing Wound Approximation.
• debrided of all eschar and hardened slough. Devitalized tissue should be removed as thoroughly as possible per physician instruction. Areas of soft or stringy slough may remain in the wound at the onset of negative pressure therapy if the patient is not a candidate for any debridement procedure. However, the presence of slough may
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