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Dr. Louis Argenta M.D.
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Who invented wound VAC?
Lou Argenta invennted the VAC with Mike Morykwas at Wake Forest. The VAC is regarded as the greatest breakthrough in wound treatment in the past 30 years. Over 5 million people have been treated with the VAC. They have been nominated twice for the Nobel Prize in Medicine for their discovery
How does Wound Vac Therapy work?
Wound Vac Therapy is a technique that allows doctors to speed up the recovery of deep wounds. V.A.C stands for vacuum assisted closure and it works by providing negative pressure to the wounded area.
What is the ICD 9 code for wound vac change?
For inpatient facility coding, you can use code 93.59 Immobilization, pressure, and attention to wound.
What is the ICD9 code for wound vac?
Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), also known as "wound vac" is a medical procedure (not an ICD-9 diagnosis).There are two CPT procedure codes: 97605 and 97606 depending on the total size of the wound(s) surface area.97605 = total wound(s) surface area less than or equal to 50 square centimeters97606 = total wound(s) surface area greater than 50 square centimeters
Blue sky wound vac company phone number?
Brian Smith 713-529-8195
Skin Grafting what is a wound vac?
Vacuum Assisted Closure device. A sealed suction dressing that encourages healing.
How frequently should a wound vac be changed?
generally speaking in a hospital environment unless ordered otherwise it's 3 times a week!
What is the icd 9 for mechanical complication of wound vac- The alarm kept going off and pt came to ER where they re-set it?
996.59
How do you convert 24 vac to 5 vac?
You can convert 24 vac to 5 vac with a transformer with windings in the turns ratio of 24 to 5.
Is vac Greek or Latin?
Vac is Latin
How do you get unbanned from vac?
its impossible unless you work for vac
What is the ratio of a 480vac single phase and a 120 vac secondary voltage?
The ratio for a 480 VAC to 120 VAC is 4 to 1.
