Use of vacuum-assisted closure (VAC™) in high-energy complicated perineal injuries: analysis of nine cases.

Our study reviewed nine patients who were treated with the VAC™ Abdominal Dressing System after suffering pelvic fractures and soft tissue loss after high-energy pelvic trauma. Between March 2008 and August 2009, our clinic treated nine patients with complicated perineal injuries from high-energy pelvic trauma with multiple irrigation and debridement procedures and broad-spectrum antibiotics. Protective ostomies were created for all nine patients. Ozer MT, Coskun AK, Ozerhan IH, Ersoz N, Yildiz R, Sinan H, Demirbas S, Kozak O, Uzar AI, Cetiner S. Int Wound J. 2011 Aug 19. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2011.00835.x. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 21854547