| Subject: | FDA Issues Safety Information and Recommendations for Use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Devices |
| Category: | Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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| Published: | Fri, 11 Dec 2009 - 02:00 pm |
| The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is notifying health professionals about rare but serious complications including deaths from the use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT). Negative pressure wound therapy devices assist with wound healing and closure by creating negative pressure at well-sealed wound sites to help remove fluids and infectious materials and draws wound edges together. The StayAlert Administrator published a notice reviewing the FDA's preliminary public health... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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