Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common health-care-associated infections in
develo** countries, but they also represent a substantial epidemiological burden in high …

1. Introduction Since its introduction in clinical practice in the early 1990's negative pressure
wounds therapy (NPWT) has become widely used in the management of complex wounds in …

Importance Surgical site infections (SSIs) are common after laparotomy wounds and are
associated with a significant economic burden. The use of negative pressure wound therapy …

Advances in preoperative care, surgical techniques and technologies have enabled
surgeons to achieve primary closure in a high percentage of surgical procedures. However …

Surgical site occurrences (SSOs) affect up to or over 25% of patients undergoing operative
procedures, with the subset of surgical site infections (SSIs) being the most common …

Abstract Introduction: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) is widely used in the
management of the open abdomen despite uncertainty regarding several aspects of usage …

Background: Negative-pressure therapy has recently been used over closed incisions to
decrease surgical-site occurrences, including infection and dehiscence. A meta-analysis …

Objectives The period of post-operative treatment before surgical wounds are completely
closed remains a key window, during which one can apply new technologies that can …

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Background Surgical site infections (SSI) represent a considerable burden for healthcare
systems. They are largely preventable and multiple interventions have been proposed over …