“Despite improvement in infection control, SSIs remain a common cause of morbidity after abdominal surgery. SSI has been associated with an increased risk of reoperation, prolonged hospitalization, readmission, and higher costs. Recent retrospective studies have suggested that the use of negative pressure wound therapy can potentially prevent this complication.”

“In this single-center randomized, controlled trial focused on high SSI-risk patients, we found that the use of NPWT for closure of surgical incision significantly reduced the rates of SSIs after PD. There was an impressive reduction in the relative risk and closure technique was the only factor significantly associated with SSIs. Furthermore, SSIs were associated with an increase cost of hospitalization.”

Javed AA, et al Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Surgical-site Infections: A Randomized Trial. Ann Surg. 2019 Jun;269(6):1034-1040.