Incisional negative pressure wound therapy for the prevention of surgical site infection after open lower limb revascularization - Rationale and design of a multi-center randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Lower limb revascularization with inguinal incisions is a common vascular surgical procedure. Due to risk of injury to lymphatic vessels and a diverse bacterial flora in the groin, surgical site infections (SSI) represent a common and sometimes life-threatening complication. While transverse incisions in endovascular aneurysm repair has a low SSI rate, vertical incisions in thrombendarterectomy (TEA) has a higher risk and bypass the highest risk. This randomized controlled trial (RCT) will investigate the protective role of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) on closed inguinal incisions in elective vascular surgery undergoing TEA and bypass procedures, respectively, to prevent SSI.

Methods

This RCT registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (Identifier: NCT01913132) c

SUBMITTER: Rezk F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6831708 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature