ArticleInternational wound journal2021
Negative pressure wound therapy in spinal fusion patients.
Article in International wound journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Influence of closed-incision negative-pressure wound therapy on the incidence of surgical site wound infection in patients undergoing spine surgery: A meta-analysis.International wound journal · 2023Pooled it
- Can prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy improve clinical outcomes in spinal fusion surgery? A meta-analysis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2022Pooled it
- Efficacy and Economic Impact of PICO-7 Dressings in Preventing Surgical Site Infections After Posterior Lumbar Fusion: A Matched Case-Control Study.International journal of spine surgery · 2026Article
- Prophylactic closed-incisional negative pressure wound therapy following posterior instrumented spinal fusion: a single surgeon's experience and cost-benefit analysis.Neurosurgical review · 2024Article
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- Surgeon Preference Regarding Wound Dressing Management in Lumbar Fusion Surgery: An AO Spine Global Cross-Sectional Study.Neurospine · 2024Article
- Investigating the efficacy of vacuum sealing drainage versus traditional negative pressure drainage in treating deep incision infections following posterior cervical internal fixation-a retrospective cohort study.European journal of medical research · 2024Article
- Negative pressure wound therapy promotes wound healing of diabetic foot ulcers by up-regulating PRDX2 in wound margin tissue.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Combined Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy and Subfascial Suction Drainage: The Suction Taco Approach.Cureus · 2023Article
- Closed Incision Negative Pressure Therapy versus Standard of Care in Reduction of Surgical Site Complications: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2023Article
- Safety and efficacy of negative pressure wound therapy in treating deep surgical site infection after lumbar surgery.International orthopaedics · 2022Article
- Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Spinal Surgery.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Negative pressure wound therapy in spinal fusion patients.International wound journal · 2021Article
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Abstract
Post-operative wound complications are some of the most common acute complications following spine surgery. These surgical site infections (SSI) contribute to increased healthcare related costs. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has long been used for treatment of soft tissue injury or defects. NPWT may reduce the incident of SSI following spinal fusion procedures; however, its potential applications need further clarification. Thus, we conducted a retrospective analysis of two cohorts to compare NPWT to traditional sterile dressings following spinal fusions in regards to post-operative outcomes. Following institutional review board approval, 42 patients who had a NPWT were matched by type of surgery to 42 patients who had traditional dressings. A retrospective chart-review was completed. Outcome measures, particularly SSI and need for reoperation, were analyzed using one-way ANOVA for both univariate and multivariate analysis. When controlled for sex and body-mass index, the use of a NPWT was independently correlated with decreased SSI (P = .035). Superficial dehiscence, seroma, need for additional outpatient care, and need for operative revision were all found to occur at higher rates in the traditional dressing cohort. Closed incisional negative pressure wound therapy provides a cost-effective method of decreasing surgical site infection for posterior elective spine surgeries.
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