30Jan 2017

THE APPLICATION OF VACUUM-ASSISTED CLOSURE DEVICE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF EMPYEMATHORACIS

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The use of new technologies in thoracic surgery has become well established. Vacuum Assisted Closure (VAC) device is one of such technologies. Surgeons were spectacle about its use since it was thought to interfere with the negative intraplueral pressure. Few reports have been published in regards to its use in cases of empyema thoracis. We report a case of empyema thoracis that was managed surgically. Thoracotomy and decortication complicated later on by surgical site infection for which debridement and application of VAC devise was used to drain the intrapleural collection as well as the subcutaneous collection. We concluded that the use of VAC device in empyema thoracis is feasible with very good outcome.

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[Zahra Abuzaid, Mohammed Aljehani and Yasser Aljehani. (2017); THE APPLICATION OF VACUUM-ASSISTED CLOSURE DEVICE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF EMPYEMATHORACIS Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Jan). 1828-1830] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Mohammed Aljehani
Department of Surgery, Thoracic Surgery Division. King Fahad Hospital of the University, University of Dammam. Khobar, Saudi Arabia.

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/2952      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/2952

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