Instillation-TIME (iTIME) as a rationale amendment for TIME conception. Is there enough evidence for the efficiency of negative pressure wound therapy with instillation (iNPWT) to announce a breakthrough idea for wound treatment?

  • Adam Bobkiewicz Department of General, Endocrinological Surgery and Gastroenterological Oncology Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
  • Adam Studniarek Department of General, Endocrinological Surgery and Gastroenterological Oncology Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
  • Łukasz Krokowicz Department of General, Endocrinological Surgery and Gastroenterological Oncology Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
  • Michał Drews Department of General, Endocrinological Surgery and Gastroenterological Oncology Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
  • Tomasz Banasiewicz Department of General, Endocrinological Surgery and Gastroenterological Oncology Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18487/npwtj.v6i2.50

Abstract

An increased number of patients developing difficult-to-heal wounds results in billions spending for chronic wound care management. Introduction of TIME conception has been a breakthrough idea for wound healing based on phase-adapted wound therapy that interacts and influence each other and included: T – tissue management, I - infection control, M - moisture balance, E - edge of the wound. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) revolutionized the management of wound healing. Moreover, recently NPWT with instillation (iNPWT) has gained the popularity of optimizing wound healing.
In the context of acceleration of wound healing, iNPWT meets the criteria of the TIME conception. All individual components of TIME strategy are found in iNPWT providing “all in one” conception. Such management is easy to apply, monitor and it is well- tolerated by patients. Based on the current studies, iNPWT is found to be an important alternative for other methods of wound healing. It is believed that iNPWT will evolve and gain popularity as an innovative treatment for TIME conception.

Published
2019-07-20
How to Cite
Bobkiewicz, A., Studniarek, A., Krokowicz, Łukasz, Drews, M., & Banasiewicz, T. (2019). Instillation-TIME (iTIME) as a rationale amendment for TIME conception. Is there enough evidence for the efficiency of negative pressure wound therapy with instillation (iNPWT) to announce a breakthrough idea for wound treatment?. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Journal, 6(2), 7-8. https://doi.org/10.18487/npwtj.v6i2.50
Issue
Vol. 6 No. 2 (2019)
Section
Editorial

Copyright (c) 2019 Adam Bobkiewicz, Adam Studniarek, Łukasz Krokowicz, Michał Drews, Tomasz Banasiewicz

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