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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 6 Clinical application of VSD and nursing observation [Abstract] 10 cases of massive soft tissue injury, infection of the skin defect and VSD VSD patients with postoperative observation and care, I believe that through the proper use of materials, careful observation and comprehensive nursing care to ensure the effective drainage, can speed up the healing time, reduce the number of dressing changes, reduce the suffering of patients. [Keywords:] VSD; drainage; observation; Experience VSD material is polyethylene foam alcohol hydration seaweed salt, VSD VSD can regulate the activity of chronic wound gelatinase activity [1], the use of physical methods to promote local tissue growth, infection control, speed up the healing time. Clinical widely used in large area of soft tissue injury and infection of the wound drainage. our department from December 2006 to May 2009 application VSD (brother Davis Medical Technology Co., Ltd., Wuhan production) vacuum sealing drainage for treatment of massive soft tissue injury, patients with skin defects and 10 cases of infection were achieved good treatment effect, we now observe and nursing are described below. 1 Materials and Methods 1.1 General information from December 2006 to May 2009 my Department in VSD VSD surgery in 10 patients, aged 25 to 80 years old, 4 males and 6 females. Massive soft tissue injury of which 6 cases, skin defect and infection in 4 cases, the treatment time of 16 to 40 days, have reached satisfactory results. 1.2 Usage (1) removal of necrotic or infected tissue. (2) the size of the VSD clip in the wound by wound, from 2 ~ 3 cm from the wound with normal skin at the puncture multiple side holes and the drainage tube leads to a margin of VSD material interrupted suture need to wash the wound when the single line embedded in a 2 mm silicone tube inside the VSD. (3) closed, dry the surrounding skin, with biological semipermeable membrane (VSD companies supporting mate