Surgical site infections are a common source of post-operative morbidity and contribute
significantly to healthcare costs. Patients undergoing emergency laparotomy and/or bowel …

Background Immunocompromised patients are at higher risk of surgical site infection and
wound complications. However, optimal management in the perioperative period is not well …

Objectives: Identify risk factors associated with postoperative wound infections during
preoperative assessments. Implement evidence-based preventive measures to minimize the …

Objective: A randomized controlled trial (RCT) was undertaken to evaluate whether the
prophylactic application of a specific single-use negative pressure (sNPWT) dressing on …

Background Prevention of surgical site infection (SSI) is a public health challenge. Our
objective was to determine if prophylactic negative-pressure wound therapy (pNPWT) allows …

Summary Background Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common cause of
healthcare-associated infections in surgical patients. It is unclear whether incisional …

Background Prophylactic negative-pressure wound therapy (pNPWT) may prevent surgical
site infection (SSI) after laparotomy, but existing meta-analyses pooling only high-quality …

Background: In breast reconstruction operations, surgical wound dehiscence is a serious
complication that generates a significant burden on patients and health care systems. There …

The purpose of this study is to review the research progress of negative pressure wound
therapy (NPWT) for scar revision and discuss the prospects of its further study and …

Annually, more than 10 million in-patients (or more than a quarter of all hospital stays)
undergo surgical treatments. Cesarean sections, orthopedic surgeries, neurosurgery …