[Instillation vacuum sealing--report of initial experiences].

Abstract

Patients with acute (n = 13) or chronic (n = 14) infections were treated by the novel technique of instillation vacuum-sealing, which uses the PVA sponge as a drug-release system for antibiotic and antiseptic solutions. During a follow-up of 4.2 (3-14) months there was one recurrence of infection in a patient with chronic osteomyelitis.