Introduction. The negative pressure system has been found to be a valuable addition to the various procedures of wound management and has been widely accepted to be safe and effective in promoting wound healing. Aim. The study seeks to find out the outcome of the use of the VAC device in the treatment of patients with acute wounds. Materials and Methods. Between January 2009 and December 2011, a consecutive nonrandomized study was conducted among 48 patients who presented with acute wounds at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. Patients were made to undergo negative pressure wound therapy using the VAC device. Results. Forty-eight patients with various degrees of acute wounds were treated, of which 43 (89.6%) were females and 5 (10.4%) were males. Ages of patients ranged from 19 to 78 years. Satisfaction with rate of wound healing revealed that 86.7% and 8.9% had excellent and good healing, respectively, while 4.4% said theirs was satisfactory. Therapy was discontinued in three (6.3%) patients who developed some complications. Conclusion. There was reduction in the hospitalization by patients thereby reducing costs. Also, quality of life of persons who had undergone the therapy with the VAC device had improved. Even though a few device-related complications were observed, patient satisfaction was high. 1. Introduction Wound management has been a challenging problem over the years requiring innovative methods of treatment to improve wound granulation and contraction, minimize the dressing and nursing requirement, and dramatically reduce the cost associated with wound management [1–5]. Managing acute wounds with negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) at subatmospheric pressure is safe and effective [6, 7]. The use of subatmospheric pressure to promote debridement and wound healing was first documented by Fleischmann et al. (1993) [8]. The NPWT also known as the vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) technique promotes wound healing by suctioning of excess fluid from the wound, increasing local blood flow, and enhancing the formation of granulation tissue [6, 9, 10]. It also prevents an increase in infection [10]. The NPWT also known as the vacuum-assisted closure (the VAC) technique employs the use of an open cell foam dressing that is placed into the wound cavity and the application of sub- atmospheric pressure (125？mmHg below ambient pressure) [6, 11]. Argenta and Morykwas published a clinical report of a variety of complicated wounds of the torso and extremities that responded successfully to NPWT in a system known as the vacuum-assisted closure (VAC), Kinetic
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