Ambulatory negative pressure wound therapy of subcutaneous abdominal wounds after surgery: results of the SAWHI randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The SAWHI study showed that negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) reduced treatment time by 7.8 days and had a 20.2% higher wound closure rate, but required a 2.1-day longer hospital stay than conventional wound treatment (CWT). The majority of study participants began treatment in the hospital and were discharged within 42 days.

Methods

As an add-on to a multicenter randomized clinical trial, selected aspects of hospital discharge, outpatient treatment continuation, and subsequent wound closure outcomes are compared between the treatment arms in patients with subcutaneous abdominal wound healing impairment after surgery without fascia dehiscence in the per protocol population.

Results

Within 42 days, wound closure rates were higher for outpatients in the

SUBMITTER: Seidel D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9743503 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature