Vacuum-assisted wound healing has been proven to be more efficacious than conventional dressings. Vacuum dressing has been frequently modified given the restrictions in resources available. Here we present a modified method of vacuum dressing by using surgical or gynaecological gloves for lower and upper limb wounds. Vacuum dressing was applied with parts of a surgical or gynaecological glove a...

DA Classen. Antibiotic bead pouch dressing. Can J Plast Surg 1996;4(4):199-202. The antibiotic bead pouch is a dressing consisting of antibiotic laden polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) beads placed in a wound, which is covered by a porous membrane (Opsite). This paper outlines the method, rationale and results of the use of this dressing technique for extensive wounds before definitive wound closur...

Sutureless skin closure employing a new product ‘Polyurethane membrane’ (opsite) was evaluated in North Surgical Unit, Mayo Hospital Lahore in comparison with the standard technique of skin closure using interrupted silk stitches. The trial was conducted on 1 20 patients undergoing elective and emergency surgery. The results were comparable in both cases. Polyurethane skin closure yielded equal...

A novel cross-linked honey hydrogel dressing was developed by incorporating Malaysian honey into hydrogel dressing formulation, cross-linked and sterilized using electron beam irradiation (25 kGy). In this study, the physical properties of the prepared honey hydrogel and its wound healing efficacy on deep partial thickness burn wounds in rats were assessed. Skin samples were taken at 7, 14, 21,...

Due to the analytical complexity of routing and spectrum allocation policies – random-fit and first-fit, in flexigrid optical networks, it is necessary to analyze the approximate blocking probabilities. To this end, we present a novel model for reduced link state occupancy, whereby each state of a Markov chain represents the total occupied spectrum slices in a flexi-grid optical link. Using the...

A 66-year-old man with pancreatic cancer developed an anastomotic leakage of the pancreaticogastrostomy 15 days after pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy. An easy-flow drain was identified endoscopically in the extraluminal cavity. Two-sided sponge (TSS) treatment was initiated [1]. A gastric tube was attached to the outer end of the drain with adhesive tape (Opsite Flexfix; Smith & Neph...

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