Prophylactic effect of negative-pressure wound therapy and delayed sutures against incisional-surgical site infection after emergency laparotomy for colorectal perforation: A multicenter retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The prophylactic effect of negative-pressure wound therapy against incisional surgical site infection after highly contaminated laparotomies has not been sufficiently explored. This study aimed to evaluate the prophylactic effect of negative-pressure wound therapy against incisional surgical site infection after emergency surgery for colorectal perforation.

Methods

This nationwide, multicenter, retrospective cohort study analyzed data from the 48 emergency hospitals certificated by the Japanese Society for Abdominal Emergency Medicine. Patients who underwent an emergency laparotomy for colorectal perforation between April 2015 and March 2020 were included in this study. Outcomes, including the incidence of incisional surgical site infection, were compared between patient

SUBMITTER: Nakatsutsumi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10154815 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature