and the Role of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: A Retrospective, Single-center Study
Ahmed A Sorour, Levester Kirksey, Vishnu Ambur, James Bena
Surgical site infection (SSI) of groin incisions after vascular surgery is a significant source of morbidity and is associated with high rates of readmission and reoperation, as well as longer hospital length of stay. The patient-reported health care experiences are diminished for those in whom SSI complications occur. Previous studies have analyzed patients undergoing all types of surgery requiring groin incision. The role of closed incision negative pressure therapy (CiNPT) as an adjunct to the primarily closed femoral incision after vascular surgery is unclear … read more