Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Reduces Surgical Site Infections
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Negative-pressure wound therapy and the emerging role of incisional negative pressure wound therapy as prophylaxis against surgical site infections
The goal of this chapter is to review the present understanding of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) and current literature reporting the novel application of incisional negative pressure wound therapy (INPWT) for prevention of surgical site infection (SSI). A review of NPWT plus a comprehensive review of the literature regarding the prophylactic use of INPWT and its applications was condu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Vascular Surgery
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0741-5214
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2018.05.056