Surgical wound infection prevention using topical negative pressure therapy on closed abdominal incisions – the ‘SWIPE IT’ randomized clinical trial
Angelina Di Re, Danette Wright, James Wei Tatt Toh, Toufic El‐Khoury, Nimalan Pathma‐Nathan, M. Gosselink, Sukhwant S. Khanijaun, Swathi Raman, Grahame Ctercteko
Topics & Concepts
MedicineSurgeryRandomized controlled trialNegative-pressure wound therapyWound dehiscenceOdds ratioAbdominal surgeryConfidence intervalDehiscenceIncidence (geometry)LaparotomyInternal medicinePhysicsAlternative medicineOpticsPathologySurgical site infection preventionAbdominal Surgery and ComplicationsSurgical Sutures and Adhesives