Role of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Burns

Background: This chapter aimed to determine the unexplored uses of Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in second degree superficial burns of Hand. Negative Pressure wound Therapy is one of the important Weapons in the armamentarium of Wound management. NPWT provides an impactful and exciting development in wound care, with different clinical applications. Application of physical therapy and splinting after burned hand injuries is very important and consists in prevention oedema, contracture, maintaining or improving range of motion, functional recovery, preventing of development of keloids scars, muscle force and good cosmetic results, reduce infection and secondary complications, good to normal strength is achieved, and self-management of symptoms. Early initiation of physiotherapy, topical antibiotic cream treatment, collagen application, splintage, passive exercise for second-degree superficial burns. Many NPWT Kits are commercially available at significantly high cost. Most of the patients with burns are from low socioeconomic strata. To reduce the burden of cost we designed and used indigenously made NPWT Kit. Significant reduction in postburn edema in NPWT used burnt hand compared to topical antibiotic cream dressing observed. Burnt hands or parts that have been treated with NPWT heal more quickly. In our study, negative pressure wound therapy for acute second-degree superficial burns produced encouraging outcomes in terms of wound healing and decreased post-burn edema.