VAC Teaching 1833

Charting language
Instructed patient about vacuum assisted closure ( VAC ) therapy the length of time to heal a wound is different for every patient. General conditions, size and location of the wound, and nutritional status can affect the time it takes for a wound to heal. Your clinician will discuss when and why V.A.C. therapy may begin and end.

Reviewed November 2017

Reviewed for general reference only. Adapt to your patient, agency policy, and scope of practice.