Does VAC increase the risk of venous thromboembolism?

• DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2007.16.5.27042
• Publication Date: 2014-05-23T15:59:52Z
• Authors: M. Leijnen; P. Steenvoorde; L. van Doorn; A.M. Zeillemaker; S.A. da Costa; J. Oksam
• Keywords: Male; Venous Thrombosis; Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight; Middle Aged; Suction; Varicose Ulcer; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Humans; Surgical Wound Infection; Female; Axillary Vein; Pulmonary Embolism; Mastectomy; Aged; Brachiocephalic Veins

Seventeen years after its introduction, topical negative pressure (TNP), in particular Vacuum Assisted Closure (VAC), is widely accepted as a treatment for complicated acute and, increasingly, chronic wounds. Indications for its use include: