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Original Article
Gadjah Mada Vacuum Assisted Closure as an alternative cost effective therapy in soft tissue defect
1 Staff of Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2 Resident of Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
3 Head Staff of Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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Bagus Yudha Pratama
Yogyakarta, 55211,
Indonesia
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Article ID: 100012O03M2019
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Meirizal, Pratama BY, Magetsari R. Gadjah Mada Vacuum Assisted Closure as an alternative cost effective therapy in soft tissue defect. Edorium J Orthop 2019;5:100012O03M2019.ABSTRACT
Aims: The speed of wound healing process depends on many factors. One way to speed up the wound healing process is with the use of Vacuum Assisted Closure (VAC). VAC is a system that can provide negative pressure on the wound. But VAC nowadays still not a cost-effective therapy to be applied in Indonesia. To solve this, we developed a device that has a system just like VAC but with a lower cost, Gadjah Mada (Gama) VAC.
Methods: This study illustrate the process of wound healing in traumatized patients with skin defects using Gama VAC. Ten patients included in this study, 8 males and 2 females. Parameters that measured in this research are Hospital Length of Stay (LOS) and growth time of granulation tissue with the use of Gama VAC. Results: This study showed that the average LOS in patients with Gama VAC is 23, 3 days. And the growth time of granulation tissue in patients with Gama VAC is 22 days.
Conclusion: VAC is one of the alternative therapy on soft tissue defect. Gama VAC is a more cost-effective device with the same mechanism and advantages as those of other VAC device.
Keywords: Gadjah Mada Vacuum assisted closure, Soft tissue defect
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Author Contributions
Meirizal - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Bagus Yudha Pratama - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Rahadyan Magetsari - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guaranter of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
Source of SupportNone
Consent StatementWritten informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this study.
Data AvailabilityAll relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting Information files.
Conflict of InterestAuthors declare no conflict of interest.
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