Negative-pressure therapy in the postoperative treatment of incisional hernioplasty wounds: a pilot study

Carles Olona; Enric Duque; Aleidis Caro; Andrea Jiménez; Félix Moreno; Jose M Coronas; Vicente Vicente

doi:10.1097/01.ASW.0000442873.48590.b5

Negative-pressure therapy in the postoperative treatment of incisional hernioplasty wounds: a pilot study

Adv Skin Wound Care. 2014 Feb;27(2):77-80. doi: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000442873.48590.b5.

Authors

Carles Olona¹, Enric Duque, Aleidis Caro, Andrea Jiménez, Félix Moreno, Jose M Coronas, Vicente Vicente

Affiliation

¹ Carles Olona, PhD, is a Surgeon Specialist; and Enric Duque, MD, is a Resident at the General and Digestive Surgery Department, Joan XXIII University Hospital, Tarragona, Spain. Aleidis Caro, PhD, is a Surgeon Specialist at the General and Digestive Surgery Department, Parc Taulí University Hospital, Sabadell, Spain. Andrea Jiménez, MD, is a Surgeon Specialist at the General and Digestive Surgery Department, Joan XXIII University Hospital, Tarragona, Spain. Félix Moreno, MD, is a Resident at the General and Digestive Surgery Department, Joan XXIII University Hospital, Tarragona, Spain. Jose M. Coronas, MD, is a Surgeon Specialist at the General and Digestive Surgery Department, Joan XXIII University Hospital, Tarragona, Spain. Vicente Vicente, PhD, is Head of the General and Digestive Surgery Department, Joan XXIII University Hospital, Tarragona, Spain.

PMID: 24440865
DOI: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000442873.48590.b5

Abstract

Negative pressure therapy has proven useful in the treatment of the complex complications of surgical wounds. In this pilot study, the authors found that the negative pressure system can be used safely in the postoperative period of incisional hernia surgery and reduces the number of days of drainage.

MeSH terms

Aged
Female
Hernia, Ventral / diagnosis
Hernia, Ventral / surgery*
Herniorrhaphy / methods*
Humans
Length of Stay
Male
Middle Aged
Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy / methods*
Pilot Projects
Prognosis
Sampling Studies
Surgical Wound Infection / prevention & control*
Treatment Outcome
Wound Healing / physiology*