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. 2015 Jun 9;2015(6):CD001898. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001898.pub3

Topical negative pressure for treating chronic wounds

Debra Evans 1, Lucy Land 2,, Jo C Dumville 3
Editor: Cochrane Wounds Group
PMCID: PMC10759275  PMID: 26059170

Reason for withdrawal from publication

This review has been split into three reviews each addressing a single wound type (pressure ulcers, venous leg ulcers and foot ulcers in people with diabetes). Protocols have been published. Two reviews have been published:

  • Negative pressure wound therapy for treating foot wounds in people with diabetes mellitus.

  • Negative pressure wound therapy for treating pressure ulcers.

The third review, Negative pressure wound therapy for treating leg ulcers, will be published in 2015.

The original parent review ‐ Topical negative pressure for treating chronic wounds ‐ is being withdrawn.

The editorial group responsible for this previously published document have withdrawn it from publication.

What's new

Date Event Description
9 June 2015 Amended This review has been split into three reviews each addressing a single wound type (pressure ulcers, venous leg ulcers and foot ulcers in people with diabetes). Protocols have been published. Two reviews have been published:
  • Negative pressure wound therapy for treating foot wounds in people with diabetes mellitus.

  • Negative pressure wound therapy for treating pressure ulcers.


The third review, Negative pressure wound therapy for treating leg ulcers, will be published in 2015.
The original parent review ‐ Topical negative pressure for treating chronic wounds ‐ is being withdrawn.

History

Protocol first published: Issue 2, 2000
 Review first published: Issue 1, 2001

Date Event Description
18 January 2011 Amended Contact details updated.
11 August 2009 Amended Contact details updated.
11 November 2008 Amended Contact details updated
12 August 2008 Amended contact details changed
8 May 2008 Amended Converted to new review format.
14 December 2007 New citation required but conclusions have not changed Second update of the review. For this second update, new searches were carried out. 5 additional studies met the inclusion criteria (Eginton 2003; Ford 2002; Mouës 2004; Vuerstaek 2006; Wanner 2003) resulting in 7 included studies. Conclusions remain unchanged. Additional review authors.
8 November 2002 New search has been performed This review was first published in The Cochrane Library, Issue 1, 2001 with two included studies (Joseph 2000; McCallon 2000).
 The first update of this review was published in the Cochrane Library, Issue 3, Year 2. No new studies were identified in this update. The conclusions remain unchanged.
14 November 2000 New citation required and conclusions have changed Publication of review

Sources of support

Internal sources

  • University of Central England (UCE), UK.

External sources

  • No sources of support supplied

Withdrawn from publication for reasons stated in the review


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