Cesarean Delivery with External Negative Pressure Dressing System: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: Objective  To determine whether the use of external negative pressure dressing system (ENPDS) can reduce the incidence of wound complications after cesarean delivery (CD) compared with traditional dressings. Methods  Retrospective review of all patients undergoing CD between November 2011 and March 2013. Information was collected on demographics, body mass index (BMI), duration of labor, pre- and postnatal infections, incision and dressing type, and postoperative course. Comparisons were made between traditional dressing and an external negative pressure dressing system. Results  Of 970 patients included in the study, wound complications occurred in 50 patients (5.2%). Comparisons of ENPDS ( n  = 103) and traditional dressing ( n  = 867) groups revealed h

SUBMITTER: Orth TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5553538 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature