The international surgical journal with global reach

This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS

Negative pressure wound therapy for surgical-site infections. A randomized trial. Ann Surg 2019; 269: 1034-1040.

Published: 2nd September 2019

Authors: Javed A, Teinor J, Wright M, Ding D, Burkhart RA, Hundt J et al.

Conclusion

In this study that included 123 pancreatic surgery procedures, use of the negative pressure dressing reduced surgical site infection rates from 31.1 per cent to 9.7 per cent, P=0.003.

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