Introduction:

Globally, chronic wounds are a secret epidemic that imposes astronomical health care expenses [14]. Approximately 6.5 million persons in the United States are afflicted with chronic ailments resulting from pressure caused by conditions such as diabetes mellitus, venous stasis, and various infections [4]. The average length of hospitalisation is lengthy, with annual costs ranging from $6 to $15 billion [27] [28]. Approximately 6 million Americans suffer from chronic and complex wounds at the present time [16]. Others contend that the cost is anticipated to be around $50 billion [9]. The advent of novel approaches to the prevention, assessment, management, and treatment of chronic wounds has revolutionised wound care [13], as have the efforts of devoted and dedicated researchers to improve wound care. The application of NPWTi-d reduced the threat posed by acute, chronic, and complex injuries in patients [22]. The majority of colonised wounds are difficult to treat, necessitating the use of complex multimodal healing techniques [9]. The evolutionary steps have proved the capacity to treat wounds using reticulated open-cell foams, such as VERAFLO [4]. Using the creation of NPWT, the elimination of infectious material, and thick wound exudate, [12] numerous research studies have been conducted in an effort to improve wound healing duration and hospitalisation rates by introducing new techniques. [3] The novel's reticulate foam dressing features perforations (ROCF-CC) designed to facilitate the evacuation of these infections from the wound.

Methods:

This study method was used by reviewing medical journals and analysing wound healing-related information. Pathophysiology, biochemistry, a scientific examination of wound cleansing, and the removal of infectious elements were filtered from the data acquired from healthcare publications in order to build a proper understanding of wound healing. Despite the fact that there are gaps in our understanding of wound healing, it is right for me to add my voice in an effort to close some of the gaps and highlight several gaps impeding our understanding of creating a better world of practical science and medicine from a surgeon's perspective.
Table No: 1
 
No. of Studies
Author
Year of publication
Country of Origin
Inference
1
Muneera and Hazem
 
 
2018
 
 
Zagazig- Egypt
In the United States, chronic wounds cause an estimated cost of 6-15 billion dollars
annually.
1
Fernandez et al.
 
 
 
 
2019
 
 
 
 
United States
The economic burden of complex and chronic wounds of 6 million patients in the
U.S. is estimated to be the U.S.
$50 billion annually.
1
Kim, Gottlieb,
Franczyk, and Song
 
 
2017
 
 
Chicago - United States
NPWT has
provided low- cost therapy, hence long-term savings for healthcare settings.
1
Gary, Christopher, Kim, and
Sunitha
 
 
 
2018
 
 
 
United States
The total cost of applying NPWT was $1532 compared to
$4650 for traditional NPWT.