Negative pressure wound therapy does not decrease postoperative wound complications in patients undergoing mastectomy and flap fixation.

ABSTRACT: Patients and breast cancer surgeons are frequently confronted with wound complications after mastectomy. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a promising technique for preventing wound complications after skin closure in elective surgery. However, a clinical study evaluating postoperative complications following the use of NPWT, focusing solely on closed incisions in patients undergoing mastectomy, has yet to be performed. Between June 2019 and February 2020, 50 consecutive patients underwent mastectomy with NPWT during the first seven postoperative days. This group was compared to a cohort of patients taking part in a randomized controlled trial between June 2014 and July 2018. Primary outcome was the rate of postoperative wound complications, i.e. surgical site infections, wound nec

SUBMITTER: De Rooij L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8100146 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature