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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2021 Oct;18(5):639-646.
doi: 10.1111/iwj.13565. Epub 2021 Mar 30.

Effect of vacuum sealing drainage on healing time and inflammation-related indicators in patients with soft tissue wounds

Xin Xue  1 , Na Li  1 , Liqing Ren  1
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Effect of vacuum sealing drainage on healing time and inflammation-related indicators in patients with soft tissue wounds

Xin Xue et al. Int Wound J. 2021 Oct.

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the therapeutic effects of vacuum sealing drainage (VSD) on wound repair time and inflammation-related indicators in patients with soft-tissue wounds in comparison with traditional treatment. From January 2018 to January 2020, 130 enrolled patients with soft-tissue wounds were randomly divided into two groups: VSD group (65 cases) and routine dressing change (RDC) group (65 cases). The inflammation-related indicators including erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), white blood cell (WBC), and procalcitonin (PCT) of preoperative stage and postoperative day 3 (POD 3) and POD 7 were recorded. Wound healing was observed 3 and 7 days after treatment, and the clinical efficacy, changes in the wound (coverage rate and thickness of granulation tissue and bacterial clearance rate), wound-cleaning time, wound-healing time, and hospital stay time were recorded after treatment as well. No significant difference was observed in terms of the baseline between the two groups. On POD 3 and POD 7, CRP, WBC, and PCT levels in the VSD group were lower than those in the RDC group, while ESR levels were higher, with significant differences (P < .05). After treatment, the wound-cleaning time, wound-healing time, and hospital length of stay of the VSD group were all lower than those of the RDC group, with significant differences (P < .05). VSD has a significant effect on the treatment of patients with soft-tissue wounds, which can effectively shorten the time of wound healing and reduce inflammation-related indicators. Compared with traditional RDC, VSD is more worthy of clinical application.

Keywords: effect; healing time; inflammation-related indicators; soft-tissue wound; vacuum sealing drainage.

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