Prospective evaluation of a closed-incision negative pressure wound therapy system in kidney transplantation and its association with wound complications.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Wound complications can cause considerable morbidity in kidney transplantation. Closed-incision negative pressure wound therapy (ciNPWT) systems have been efficacious in reducing wound complications across surgical specialties. The aims of this study were to evaluate the use of ciNPWT, Prevena™, in kidney transplant recipients and to determine any association with wound complications.

Material and methods

A single-center, prospective observational cohort study was performed in 2018. A total of 30 consecutive kidney transplant recipients deemed at high risk for wound complications received ciNPWT, and the results were compared to those of a historical cohort of subjects who received conventional dressings. Analysis for recipients with obesity and propensity score

SUBMITTER: Lam S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10929013 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature