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ArticleInternational wound journal2022

Prophylactic incisional negative pressure wound therapy for gynaecologic malignancies.

Maria Teresa Climent Martí, Sergi Fernandez-Gonzalez, Maria Dolores Martí, Maria Jesus Pla, Marc Barahona, Jordi Ponce

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Article in International wound journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maria Teresa Climent MartíDepartment of Gynecology, Hospital Universitari Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2533-7983
Sergi Fernandez-GonzalezDepartment of Gynecology, Hospital Universitari Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
Maria Dolores MartíDepartment of Gynecology, Hospital Universitari Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
Maria Jesus PlaDepartment of Gynecology, Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Unit, Hospital Universitari Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
Marc BarahonaDepartment of Gynecology, Hospital Universitari Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
Jordi PonceDepartment of Gynecology, Hospital Universitari Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
Bellvitge University Hospital · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Wound complications are an important cause of postoperative morbidity among patients with gynaecologic malignancies. We evaluated whether the placement of closed-incisional negative pressure therapy (ciNPT) at the time of laparotomy for gynaecologic cancer surgery reduced wound complication rates. A retrospective cohort study with primary wound closure performed by a gynaecologic oncologist was carried out. We evaluated two cohorts of patients who underwent surgery in 2017 with standard closure and patients who underwent surgery in 2019 with the placement of prophylactic ciNPT. Postoperative outcomes were examined. A total of 143 patients were included, 85 (59.4%) vs 58 (40.6%) with standard closure and ciNPT, respectively. The total complication rate in our sample was 38.71%. The rate of surgical complications in patients treated with ciNPT was 6.9% compared with 31.8% (P = .000) in patients treated with standard closure. In the analysis of complications, a significant reduction in infections (17.1%), seromas (15.4%), and wound dehiscence (17.1%) were observed when ciNPT was applied. The median hospital stay was 8 vs 6 days in the standard closure vs ciNPT groups (P = .048). The use of the prophylactic ciNPT following a laparotomy may decrease wound complications and hospital stays in oncological patients. ciNPT could be considered as part of clinical practice in patients at high risk of wound complications, such as patients with gynaecological malignancies.

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Genital Neoplasms, FemaleNegative-Pressure Wound TherapyFemaleHumansLaparotomyRetrospective StudiesSurgical Wound Infectiongynecologic neoplasmslaparotomynegative-pressure wound therapypostoperative carewound healing

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PMID34268886
PMCPMC8762569
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