Managing Acute Wounds with Negative Pressure System in a Developing Country

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="796254.fig.001a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/isrn/volume-2013/796254/figures/796254.fig.001a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Postinjection gluteal ulcer</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="796254.fig.001b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/isrn/volume-2013/796254/figures/796254.fig.001b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Wound appearance 2 days after debridement and treatment with VAC</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><img alt="796254.fig.001c" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/isrn/volume-2013/796254/figures/796254.fig.001c.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(c) </b>At 4 days with VAC therapy</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="d"><td><img alt="796254.fig.001d" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/isrn/volume-2013/796254/figures/796254.fig.001d.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(d) </b>At 14 days, the wound looks clean</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="e"><td><img alt="796254.fig.001e" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/isrn/volume-2013/796254/figures/796254.fig.001e.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(e) </b>At 35 days, wound with healthy granulation tissue, ready for split thickness skin grafting</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Gluteal ulcer following intramuscular injection.</table>

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Figure 1: Managing Acute Wounds with Negative Pressure System in a Developing Country 