Effect of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on Wound Complications Post-Pancreatectomy.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2019
Abstract
Surgical site infection (SSI) and incisional hernia are common complications after major pancreatectomy. We investigated the effects of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) on short- and long-term wound outcomes in patients undergoing pancreatectomy. A randomized controlled trial comparing the effect of NPWT with standard surgical dressing (SSD) on wounds was performed in 265 patients undergoing open gastrointestinal resections from 2012 to 2016. We performed a subset analysis of 73 patients who underwent pancreatectomy. Wound complications in the first 30 days and incisional hernia rates were assessed. There were 33 (45%) female patients in the study and the average BMI was 27.6. The pancreaticoduodectomy rate was 68 per cent, whereas 27 per cent of patients underwent distal or subtotal pancreatectomy, and 4 per cent total pancreatectomy. Incisional hernia rates were 32 per cent and 14 per cent between the SSD and NPWT groups, respectively (
Volume
85
Issue
1
First Page
1
Last Page
7
ISSN
1555-9823
Published In/Presented At
Kuncewitch, M. P., Blackham, A. U., Clark, C. J., Dodson, R. M., Russell, G. B., Levine, E. A., & Shen, P. (2019). Effect of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on Wound Complications Post-Pancreatectomy. The American surgeon, 85(1), 1–7.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
30760337
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article