KCI V.A.C.Via v.a.c.therapy Negative Pressure Wound Therapy..., Instructions For Use Manual

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V.A.C.Via ™ DRESSING APPlICATION INSTRUCTIONS
V.A.C.
®
Spiral GranuFoam™
Dressing - Medium
(Two per kit)
V.A.C.
®
Spiral GranuFoam™
Dressing - Small
(Two per kit)
V.A.C. ® Advanced Drape
Three with medium dressing
Two with small dressing
Skin Barrier Film
(3M™ Cavilon™ No Sting
Barrier Film)
Two with medium dressing
One with small dressing
See 3M™ Cavilon™
Instructions for Use
page 8
SensaT.R.A.C. ® Pad
with Foam
Quantity Label
V.A.C. ® Ruler
DRESSING CHANGES
Wounds being treated with a V.A.C.Via
™
Therapy System should be monitored on a regular basis. In a
monitored, non-infected wound, V.A.C.Via ™ Dressings should be changed every 48 to 72 hours, but no less
than three times per week, with frequency adjusted by the clinician as appropriate. Infected wounds must
be monitored often and very closely. For these wounds, dressings may need to be changed more often
than 48 to 72 hours; the dressing change intervals should be based on a continuing evaluation of wound
condition and the patient’s clinical presentation, rather than a fixed schedule.
For more information refer to the V.A.C.
®
Therapy Clinical Guidelines available at www.kci1.com, www.
kci-medical.com, vactherapy.com or contact your local KCI representative for a printed copy.
WOUND PREPARATION
WARNING:
Review all V.A.C. ® Safety Information (located in the front of these instructions) before
beginning wound preparation.
1. Remove and discard previous dressing per institution protocol. Thoroughly inspect wound to ensure all
pieces of dressing components have been removed.
WARNING: Refer to Foam Removal section under Warnings.
NOTE: If dressing adheres to wound, consider introducing sterile water or normal saline into the
dressing, waiting 15-30 minutes, then gently removing the dressing from the wound. Consider placing
a single layer, wide-meshed, non-adherent material prior to application of subsequent V.A.C.Via
™
Dressings.
If patient complains of or exhibits signs of discomfort during the dressing change, consider use of a
non-adherent material prior to subsequent foam dressing placement, pre-medication, or introduction
of a topical anesthetic agent into the dressing as prescribed by physician 15-20 minutes prior to
dressing removal. Refer to V.A.C.
® Therapy Clinical Guidelines for specific recommendations.
2. Debride all necrotic, non-viable tissue, including bone, eschar, or hardened slough, as prescribed by
physician.
3. Perform thorough wound and periwound area cleaning per physician order or institution protocol prior
to each dressing application.
4. Ensure adequate hemostasis has been achieved (refer to Warnings, Bleeding section, Hemostasis,
Anticoagulants and Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors).
5. Protect vessels and organs (refer to
Warnings,
Bleeding section, Protect Vessels and Organs).
6. Sharp edges or bone fragments must be eliminated from wound area or covered (refer to Warnings,
Bleeding section, Sharp Edges).
7. Clean and dry periwound tissue. Consider use of 3M ™ Cavilon ™ No Sting Barrier Film, provided with
V.A.C.Via ™ dressings, to protect and prepare periwound skin (Fig. 2). Refer to 3M ™ Cavilon ™ No Sting
Barrier Film product instructions for use, located on page eight of this guide. Do not allow foam to
overlap onto intact skin. Protect fragile/friable periwound skin with additional V.A.C.
®
Advanced Drape,
hydrocolloid, or other transparent film.
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