Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a popular treatment option for a variety of chronic wounds, surgical incisions, and related conditions such as enterocutaneous or enteroatmospheric fistulae.1–8 The primary principle underlying NPWT, application of suction to a wound to promote healing, traces its roots to antiquity.1 The technology has evolved beyond the use of dedicated people who would use their mouths to suck on open skin wounds to the use of bell jars and hand pumps, which would mitigate the unsanitary practice of wound sucking. Modern technology now employs systems that range from simple manually actuated pumps (“mechanical” NPWT) or electrically powered and control system-regulated pumps … read more