Clinical Study Journal of stomatology, oral and maxillofacial surgery 2017

Improvised Vacuum-Assisted Closure for severe neck infection in poorly equipped conditions.

Adam S, Sama HD, Chossegros C, Bouassalo MK, Akpoto MY, Kpemissi E — Journal of stomatology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, 2017

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers reported a case of a 54-year-old male with a severe odontogenic deep neck space infection successfully treated with surgical drainage and an improvised Vacuum-Assisted Closure (VAC) system.

What They Found

The patient's abscess resolved by day 17 with dual-agent antibiotic therapy and blood glucose control, and a full-thickness skin graft repaired the necrotic neck zone. The improvised VAC system, combined with surgical drainage, led to a successful outcome in this case.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

As a single case report, the findings of this study cannot be generalized to a broader patient population.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Study
Category	Wound Care
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	28391076
Year Published	2017
Journal	Journal of stomatology, oral and maxillofacial surgery
MeSH Terms	Abscess; Dental Caries; Drainage; Emergency Medical Services; Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; Health Resources; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Neck; Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy; Poverty; Sepsis; Skin Transplantation; Surgical Wound Infection

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