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(redirected from Vacuum Assisted Closure)

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VAC

(Volts Alternating Current) See volt and AC.


vac
(mechanics)


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A prospective randomised trial of vacuum assisted closure versus standard therapy of chronic non-healing wounds.
The winner was a poster on a pilot study into vacuum assisted closure as an adjunct to compression bandaging for healing of venous stasis ulcers, presented by David Keiser of the University of Otago's Christchurch School of Medicine, Catherine Hammond from Christchurch's Nurse Maude Association, and Justin Roake and David Lewis from the Christchurch School of Medicine's Department of Surgery.
Kinetic Concepts (NYSE:KCI): The provider of wound healing/tissue repair equipment and specialty beds and mattresses to hospitals and home care centers is best known for its Vacuum assisted closure /VAC/ systems designed for large wounds, such as burns or amputations.
 
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