Advantages of a New Low-Cost Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Using the "Turtle VAC": A Case Series.
Christina Barau DejeanJ T Marc-Alain PeanTaylor D OttesenPierre Marie WoolleyRameez A QudsiGeorge S M DyerPublished in: JBJS case connector (2021)
The "Turtle VAC" offers an effective low-cost alternative to commercially vacuum-assisted closure systems for post-traumatic wounds in low-resource setting of Haiti. Its use of available equipment makes NPWT accessible and can function as a bridge to definitive closure when primary wound closure is not possible and/or between debridement procedures.