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The aim is to establish preliminary recommendations for negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) use in South Africa based on expert opinion.

March 13, 2026

Negative pressure wound therapy use: recommendations from a South African panel of experts

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The aim is to establish preliminary recommendations for negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) use in South Africa based on expert opinion.
Formation of a panel of experts in wound management
Discussion of available literature on NPWT
Development of consensus recommendations for practice
Recommendations highlight the need for NPWT in specific wound scenarios
Panel emphasizes the limitation of current evidence
Future revisions are essential as more clinical studies emerge

Abstract

Limited published evidence supporting the use of NPWT-based systems exists for South Africa. These panel recommendations are a starting point and should be revised as more clinical evidence on NPWT-based system use within South Africa is published.

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Ethel Althea Andrews

Fébé Bruwer

Jacques Goosen

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Journal of Wound Care

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University of the Witwatersrand

Stellenbosch University

Royal Brompton Hospital

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