Journal of UOEH
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Case Reports
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with Surgical Gloves to Repair Soft Tissue Defects in Hands.
The efficacy of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in the treatment of skin defect wounds has been established, but it is difficult to apply to hand surgery because of the easy occurrence of air leaks. We report two cases of performing NPWT with surgical gloves. Case1: A 37-year-old male was injured on his right dorsal hand from a punch. ⋯ A decision was made to apply NPWT and a surgical glove for the purpose of reducing swelling and managing wound exudate. The swelling decreased and granulation tissue formed gradually, then nine days after the first visit a sural nerve graft was applied to bridge the defective area, and a full thickness skin graft was applied. We achieved good wound closure and hand function recovery after using NPWT and a surgical glove.