Is Primary Closure Safe and Effective for Sacral Pressure Ulcers? Single-Surgeon Experience With Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in a Medical Center and a Regional Hospital
A simple and consistent surgical protocol combining primary closure with CI-NPWT is safe, effective, and reproducible in both medical center and regional hospital settings.
Authors
- Yi-Li Tsai
- Yu-yu Chou
- Ming-Cheng Tsao
- Yuan-Sheng Tzeng
- Ming-Shan Su
- Chien-Ju Wu
- Yi-Chen Li
Institutions
- Plastic Surgery Hospital (CN)
- Zuoying Armed Forces General Hospital (TW)
- Center For Reconstructive Urethral Surgery (IT)
- National Defense Medical Center (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Plastic Surgery
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/sap.0000000000004625
- Primary Topic
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00