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Case Study Using DUO Instillation Pump for One Week to Speed Up the Healing Progress of a Laparotomy Wound Midline Linea Alba to Aid Discharge

Summary

A case study describing DUO instillation therapy for a midline abdominal wound following laparotomy. The document follows wound management and preparation for discharge.

Study type
Case study
Study size
1 patient (69-year-old man)

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Key findings

  • After one week of instillation therapy (20 ml saline every two hours), the wound was smaller and showed new tissue growth, with slough removed.
  • The patient was discharged after one week of therapy on conventional dressings.