The nurse understands that negative-pressure wound therapy may be used in the treatment of partial-thickness burn wounds to do which of the following?
a. Maintain a closed wound system to decrease the risk of infection.
b. Remove excessive wound fluid and promote moist wound healing.
c. Increase patient mobility with large burn wounds.
d. Quantify wound drainage amount for more accurate output assessment.
B
Negative-pressure wound therapy can be used to treat grafts or partial-thickness burns by decompressing edematous interstitial spaces that enhance local perfusion, optimizing wound healing. This therapy also provides a moist wound-healing environment. The system is closed and may reduce the risk of infection but may not prevent infection. Patients are less mobile because the system needs an electrical source to function. Wound drainage is quantified by using the negative-pressure wound therapy system, but this is not a primary indication for the therapy.
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