VERAFLO™ Therapy allows you to cleanse the wound and promote granulation tissue formation at the same time. Traditional V.A.C. Therapy® doesn’t have the ability to cleanse the wound.
Note: V.A.C. VERAFLO™ Therapy is not a treatment for infection or biofilm
An independent, retrospective single center study conducted at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital under controlled clinical conditions evaluated the impact of VERAFLO™ Therapy with PROTOSAN® Wound Irrigation Solution (PHMB/ Betaine) initiated at initial debridement compared to V.A.C.® Therapy.
Reduction (14.9 vs 11.4 days)
p=0.034
Reduction (3.0 vs 2.6 visits)
p=0.003
Reduction (9.2 vs 7.5 days)
p=0.002
V.A.C. VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE™ Dressings with V.A.C. VERAFLO™ Therapy provides a wound cleansing option.
VERAFLO™ Therapy:
VERAFLO™ Therapy:
Photos and case study courtesy of Garrett A. Wirth, MD, FACS. 73 year old male patient with leg wound post hematoma debridement. Comorbidities included atrial fibrillation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, peripheral vascular disease (PVD), hyperlipidemia, morbid obesity, coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure. V.A.C. VERAFLO™ Therapy with V.A.C. VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE™ Dressing was initiated with normal saline, 5 minute dwell time and 2-hour continuous -125mmHg pressure, dressings changed every 48-72 hours.
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standard negative-pressure wound therapy: a retrospective, historical, cohort,controlled study. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2014;
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update. Int Wound J. 2019; 1–13.
NOTE: As with any case study, the results and outcomes should not be interpreted as a guarantee or warranty of similar results. Individual results may vary depending on the patient’s circumstances and condition.
NOTE: Specific indications, contraindications, warnings, precautions and safety information exist for these products and therapies. Please consult a clinician and product instructions for use prior to application. Rx only.
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View posters presented at SAWC Spring 2020 to see clinical evidence with V.A.C. VERAFLO™ Therapy & DERMATAC™ Drape Use with V.A.C.® Therapy.
Learn how V.A.C. VERAFLO™ Therapy may be used as an adjunct therapy for acute and chronic wound types, in conjunction with appropriate wound care, such as debridement and systematic antibiotics.
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