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Journal of Orthopedic Education

Volume  9, Issue 1, January – April 2023, Pages 55-58
 

Original Article

The Role of 3D Fit Technology in the Management of Wound with Excessive Exudation and Gap: Our Experience

Nishad. K., Neljo Thomas, Jacob Antony Chakiath, Barath Kumar Singh , Ravi Kumar Chittoria

Senior Resident, Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry 605006, India.

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DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/joe.2454.7956.9123.7

Abstract

Exudates in the wound is necessary for healing, but excess exudation needs to be managed for the wound to heal in an optimal manner. By addressing the underlying cause and by using appropriate wound dressing, the amount of exudate produced can controlled. Underlying systemic or local conditions like malnutrition, cardio-vascular, immunological or infection can impair the normal wound healing processes and lead to chronicity. A prolonged inflammatory response is seen in chronic wounds with increased levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and excess amounts of exudate with increased protease level, which may inhibit healing by damaging the wound bed and surrounding skin. The chronic wounds treatment especially dressing of wounds imparts financial and physical burden to the health care facilities across the globe. There is always a need for a dressing material, which can address the excess exudate, the dead space, which can minimize the dressing changes and above all which is cost effective. In this article we share our experience of using a dress material with a newer technology called 3D fit technology. The novelty of this study is that, this material has very limited data available from India.


Keywords : Exudating Wound; 3D Fit Technology; Wound Gap.
Corresponding Author : Ravi Kumar Chittoria, Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry 605006, India.