The effect of negative pressure wound therapy on surgical site occurrences in closed incision abdominal wall reconstructions: a retrospective single surgeon and institution study.

A P Seaman Benjamin A Sarac Hassan ElHawary Jeffrey E Janis

Published in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2021)

ciNPWT was not associated with a decrease in SSOs following abdominal wall reconstruction but did show a statistically significant decrease in postoperative seromas. Future, large prospective analyses may help further discover the utility of ciNPWT in reducing SSOs.

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patients undergoing
current status
bone marrow
minimally invasive
laparoscopic surgery