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Prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy for surgical site infection in obese women undergoing cesarean section: an evidence synthesis with trial sequential analysis.

Hua-Ping HuangWen-Jun ZhaoJia PuFang He
Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2019)
On the basis of our findings, NPWT decreases the risk of SSI after cesarean section in obese women after CS, despite this approach does not reduce the overall wound complications and hospital readmission. However, further RCTs are needed to make conclusive evidence.
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