Study of Experimental Validation for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
Presenter Status
Faculty
Session
E-3
Location
CSH Room 108
Start Date
9-5-2014 12:00 PM
End Date
9-5-2014 12:30 PM
Presentation Abstract
In recent years there has been an increase in overall life expectancy, which entails the fact of facing a different kind of diseases and their complications. Today, non-communicable diseases (NCD), mainly cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, obesity and chronic respiratory diseases are a major threat to human health.
Chronic wounds are being associated with various conditions involved with NCD, such as diabetic ulcers and pressure wounds. Which is a condition that has generated a very high cost both in a financial perspective, as in the complications associated to such diseases. In developed countries, it is estimated that between 1-2% of the population will suffer from a chronic wound during their lifetime. A widespread treatment for chronic wounds is the Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT). This method that has caught the attention of health professionals due to its effectiveness. However, for most of these professionals is still unknown what are the biochemical and biomechanical process behind this therapy
Therefore, we propose an interdisciplinary research on NPWT in order to understand in greater detail the healing process induced by this therapy. In addition, engineering tools will be used in order to design inexpensive NPWT prototypes that could be applied in a wider range of people.
Study of Experimental Validation for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
CSH Room 108
In recent years there has been an increase in overall life expectancy, which entails the fact of facing a different kind of diseases and their complications. Today, non-communicable diseases (NCD), mainly cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, obesity and chronic respiratory diseases are a major threat to human health.
Chronic wounds are being associated with various conditions involved with NCD, such as diabetic ulcers and pressure wounds. Which is a condition that has generated a very high cost both in a financial perspective, as in the complications associated to such diseases. In developed countries, it is estimated that between 1-2% of the population will suffer from a chronic wound during their lifetime. A widespread treatment for chronic wounds is the Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT). This method that has caught the attention of health professionals due to its effectiveness. However, for most of these professionals is still unknown what are the biochemical and biomechanical process behind this therapy
Therefore, we propose an interdisciplinary research on NPWT in order to understand in greater detail the healing process induced by this therapy. In addition, engineering tools will be used in order to design inexpensive NPWT prototypes that could be applied in a wider range of people.