Topical Negative Pressure Therapy in Care of Pressure Ulcer

The incidence of pressure ulcers is one of the indicator of quality of health care centers’ services. The most effective step in reducing the incidence of pressure ulcers is determining the factors associated with pressure ulcers, hence preventing ulcers. Once ulcers occur, the selection of appropriate method is very important to help healing. Topical Negative Pressure Therapy is a non-invasive method which started to be used especially in advanced stages (III and IV. Stage) of pressure ulcers. This method works based on implementation of negative or subatmosferik pressure over wound tissue to promote healing. This article aimed at increasing the awareness of nurses about Topical Negative Pressure Therapy, and to provide a theoretical framework for the mechanism of this method