Open AccessMeta-Analysis of Comparative Trials Evaluating a Prophylactic Single-Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System for the Prevention of Surgical Site Complications
Author(s) -
Vicki Strugala,
R. H. Martin
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
surgical infections
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.773
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1557-8674
pISSN - 1096-2964
DOI - 10.1089/sur.2017.156
Subject(s) - medicine , meta analysis , negative pressure wound therapy , surgical site infection , randomized controlled trial , surgery , intensive care medicine , clinical trial , alternative medicine , pathology
We report the first meta-analysis on the impact of prophylactic use of a specific design of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) device on surgical site complications.
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