Effects of different sponge implantation methods of negative pressure wound therapy on wound healing of deep surgical site infection after spinal surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

After spinal surgery, negative pressure wound treatment (NPWT) improves deep surgical site infection (DSSI) wound healing. This research compared the healing benefits of two sponge implantation strategies in NPWT for DSSI.

Methods

21 patients with DSSI utilized NPWT to improve wound healing following spine surgery were followed from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2021. After antibiotic treatment failure, all these patients with DSSI received extensive debridement and NPWT. They are grouped by sponge placement method: centripetal reduction and segment reduction. The two groups' hospital stays, NPWT replacement frequency, wound healing time, healing speed, and quality of wound healing (POSAS score) were compared.

Results

All patients had been cured by the end o

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10538705 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature