简介:BackgroundPoorwoundhealingorpostoperativeinfectionafteropen-heartsurgeryismostcommonlyseen.Ifnottreatedintimeortheinfectionprogresses,itcanleadtosternalinfection,evenmediastinalandpericardialinfection,causingahighermortalityrate.Vacuumsealingdrainage(VSD)isanewtechnologytopromotewoundhealing.WestudiedtheuseofVSDtechniqueinpoorwoundhealingafterheartvalvesurgerytoseeifitcouldachievegoodtherapeuticefficacy.MethodsFrom2013Octoberto2014OctoberinGuangdongGeneralHospital,86casesoftheapplicationofvacuumsealingdrainagetechniqueinthetreatmentofcardiacnonunionaftervalvereplacementinpatientswithnursingobservation.Thetreatmenttime,deathrateandinfectionrate,etcwerecompared.ResultsWoundhealingtimeof86patientsreceivingvacuumsealingdrainagewas14.6±3.6days,andnopatientdied.Twopatientscamebacktohospitalforrepairduetodehiscenceoftheincisionafterdischarge.ConclusionNursingobservationanddrainagemanagementwerethekeyofVSD.VSDtechniqueisworthytobepopularizedclinically.