negative-pressure wound therapy

Preferred Label : negative-pressure wound therapy;

MeSH definition : The application of a vacuum across the surface of a wound through a foam dressing cut to fit the wound. This removes wound exudates, reduces build-up of inflammatory mediators, and increases the flow of nutrients to the wound thus promoting healing.;

MeSH synonym : therapy, topical negative-pressure; therapies, topical negative-pressure; topical negative-pressure therapy; therapy, negative-pressure wound; wound therapy, negative-pressure; therapies, negative-pressure wound; negative-pressure wound therapies; wound therapies, negative-pressure; negative-pressure therapies, topical; negative-pressure therapy, topical; topical negative pressure therapy; topical negative-pressure therapies; negative pressure wound therapy;

Related MeSH term : Vacuum-Assisted closure; Negative-Pressure dressings; Dressing, Negative-Pressure; Dressings, Negative-Pressure; Negative Pressure Dressings; Negative-Pressure Dressing; Closure, Vacuum-Assisted; Closures, Vacuum-Assisted; Vacuum Assisted Closure; Vacuum-Assisted Closures;

Details

Origin ID

D054843;

UMLS CUI

C1956078;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
- nursing [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Negative Pressure Wound Therapy [NCIt concept]
- Negative pressure wound therapy [MedDRA LLT]
- TAPBP wt Allele [NCIt concept]
- Total Parenteral Nutrition [NCIt concept]
- Total parental nutrition [LOINC System]
- hyperalimentation procedure, nos [SNOMED Notion]
False automatic mappings
- Tapasin [NCIt concept]
Record concept(s)
- Negative-Pressure dressings [MeSH concept]
- Negative-Pressure wound therapy [MeSH concept]
- Vacuum-Assisted closure [MeSH concept]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- bandages [MeSH Descriptor]
- wound healing [MeSH Descriptor]
- wounds and injuries [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Negative Pressure Wound Therapy [NCIt concept]
- Negative pressure wound therapy [MedDRA LLT]

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