Objectives: The aim of this study is to compare two patient groups diagnosed with Fournier's
Gangrene (FG) and treated with negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) and conventional
wound dressing (CWD) methods.
Materials and Methods: 64 patients with FG, who were followed up and treated at the Urology
clinic of University Hospital between January 2011 and July 2020, were included in the study.
Patients were divided into two groups: While group 1 received CWD treatment, group 2
received NPWT. Demographic characteristics, etiology, length of stay, number of
debridements, additional surgeries, Fournier Gangrene Severity Index (FGSI) scores, analgesic
needs, area of necrosis and amount of involvement of the patients were retrospectively
analyzed.
Results: 37 patients in group 1 and 27 patients in group 2 were included in the study. All
patients were male. The mean hospital stay was 17.9 ± 1.8 days in group 1, while it was 12.7 ±
1.1 days in group 2 (p:0.91). The mean debridement numbers in Group 1 and Group 2 were 7.1
± 0.8 and 3.7 ± 0.3, respectively (p:0.004). The mean number of daily analgesic use in Group 1
and Group 2 was 2.4 ± 0.12 and 1.44 ± 0.08, respectively (p