ReviewUpdates in surgery2015
Prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy in colorectal surgery. Effects on surgical site events: current status and call to action.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Negative pressure wound therapy for surgical wounds healing by primary closure.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Negative pressure wound therapy for surgical wounds healing by primary closure.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Negative pressure wound therapy for surgical wounds healing by primary closure.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Prophylactic Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Closed Abdominal Incisions: A Meta-analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.World journal of surgery · 2019Pooled it
- Negative pressure wound therapy for surgical wounds healing by primary closure.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- A systematic review of clinical effectiveness of wound edge protector devices in reducing surgical site infections in patients undergoing abdominal surgery.Updates in surgery · 2017Pooled it
- Phase II Randomized Trial of Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy to Decrease Surgical Site Infection in Patients Undergoing Laparotomy for Gastrointestinal, Pancreatic, and Peritoneal Surface Malignancies.Journal of the American College of Surgeons · 2017Trial
- Evaluation of the Diagnostic and Predictive Significance of Postoperative C-Reactive Protein to Transferrin or Albumin Ratio in Identifying Septic Events Following Major Abdominal Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Closed Incision Negative Pressure Therapy in Oncoplastic Surgery Prevents Delays to Adjuvant Therapy.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2023Article
- Reducing Surgical Site Infection by Prophylactic Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in a Cohort of General Surgery Patients.Visceral medicine · 2022Article
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- Is negative-pressure wound therapy beneficial in modern-day breast surgery?Contemporary oncology (Poznan, Poland) · 2019Review
- Prophylactic closed-incision negative-pressure wound therapy is associated with decreased surgical site infection in high-risk colorectal surgery laparotomy wounds.Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2019Article
- Successful wound treatment using negative pressure wound therapy without primary closure in a patient undergoing highly contaminated abdominal surgery.Surgical case reports · 2018Article
- Ten-year analyses of the German DRG data about negative pressure wound therapy.International wound journal · 2017Article
- Closed incision negative pressure therapy: international multidisciplinary consensus recommendations.International wound journal · 2017Review
- Endoluminal vacuum therapy for gastrojejunal anastomotic leaks after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a pilot study in a swine model.Surgical endoscopy · 2016Article
- Consequences of defensive medicine, second victims, and clinical-judicial syndrome on surgeons' medical practice and on health service.Updates in surgery · 2015Review
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Surgical site events, including surgical site infections (SSI), represent a major problem in general surgery. SSI are responsible of nuisance for patients, and can lead to important complications and disability, often needing prolonged postoperative stay with specific treatment and recovery in Intensive Care Units. These justify the higher costs due to SSI. Despite the growing body of evidence concerning SSI in general surgery, literature dealing with SSI after colorectal surgery is scarce, reflecting in suboptimal perception of such a relevant issue by colorectal surgeons and health authorities in Italy, though colorectal surgery is associated with higher rates of SSI. The best strategy for reducing the impact of SSI on costs of care and patients quality of life would be the development of a preventive bundle, similar to that adopted in the US through the colorectal section of the National Surgery Quality Improvement Project of the American College of Surgeons (ACS-NSQIP). This policy has been showed to significantly reduce the rates of SSI. In this scenario, incisional negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is likely to play a pivotal role. We herein reviewed the literature to report on the current status of preventive NPWT on surgical wounds of patients undergoing colorectal procedures with primary wound closure, suggesting evidence-based measures to reduce the impact of SSI, and to contain the costs associated with conventional NPWT devices by means of newer available technologies. Some explicative real life cases are presented.
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