Prophylactic negative pressure dressings for closed emergency laparotomy incisions: where is the evidence?

ANZ J Surg. 2020 Sep;90(9):1542-1544. doi: 10.1111/ans.15881.

Authors

Chao Cheng^{1

2}, Neil Strugnell¹, David S Liu^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Northern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
² Department of Surgery, Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
³ Department of Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

PMID: 32924304
DOI: 10.1111/ans.15881

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Emergencies
Humans
Laparotomy
Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy*
Surgical Wound Dehiscence
Surgical Wound Infection