Negative‐pressure wound therapy using gauze or open‐cell polyurethane foam: Similar early effects on pressure transduction and tissue contraction in an experimental porcine wound model

Negative‐pressure wound therapy (NPWT), also known as topical negative‐pressure therapy, is widely used to manage wounds and accelerate healing. NPWT has so far been delivered mainly via open‐cell polyurethane foam, but increasing interest has been directed toward delivering NPWT via gauze. In the present study, the early effects of NPWT on pressure transduction and wound contraction were examined in wounds filled with either polyurethane foam...