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Meta‐analysis of negative pressure wound therapy of closed groin incisions in arterial surgery

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Surgical‐site infection (SSI) after groin incisions for arterial surgery is common and may lead to amputation or death. Incisional negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) dressings have been suggested to reduce… Click to show full abstract

Surgical‐site infection (SSI) after groin incisions for arterial surgery is common and may lead to amputation or death. Incisional negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) dressings have been suggested to reduce SSIs. The aim of this systematic review with meta‐analysis was to assess the effects of incisional NPWT on the incidence of SSI in closed groin incisions after arterial surgery.

Keywords: incisions arterial; arterial surgery; negative pressure; groin incisions

Journal Title: British Journal of Surgery
Year Published: 2019

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