The Cureus Journal of Medical Science is proud to introduce the Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with Instillation and Dwell: Clinical Results in Cleansing and Removal of Infectious Material with Novel Dressings publishing competition.

Negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell (NPWTi-d) combines the benefits of NPWT with controlled delivery of topical solutions and suspensions over the wound bed reducing edema and promoting perfusion and granulation tissue formation. When used with novel dressings such as reticulated open-celled foam with through holes (ROCF-CC), the combination facilitates the removal of thick exudate and infectious material, such as fibrin and slough, providing a wound cleansing option for clinicians when surgical debridement must be delayed or is not possible or appropriate.

To encourage continued research and knowledge sharing focused on recent advances to Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with Instillation, we are seeking the following:

• Case reports and case series that explore and document clinical results of NPWTi-d using novel dressings
• Original articles analyzing NPWTi-d using novel dressings on clinical efficacy, length-of-stay, patient comfort and patient compliance
• Technical reports outlining and evaluating procedural experience and practice knowledge using NPWTi-d technology with novel dressings

To foster educational awareness, our goal is to share the results with the broad surgical community worldwide.  To encourage dissemination, all published materials will be Open Access and indexed with PubMed Central​​​​​​.  We encourage any clinicians in the wound therapy field to contribute!

Program administration has been enabled through the financial support of KCI, an Acelity company.  Article selection, editorial review, peer review, publication and competition winner determination are strictly independent of the sponsor.