Improving wound healing and preventing surgical site complications of closed surgical incisions: a possible role of Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy. A systematic review of the literature

Incisional negative pressure wound therapy for high-risk wounds

(2015) Raymund E. Horch   Journal of Wound Care

Cost of care using prophylactic negative pressure wound vacuum on closed laparotomy incisions

(2014) Lauren S. Lewis et al.   GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY

The enhanced healing of a high-risk, clean, sutured surgical incision by prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy as delivered by Prevena™ Customizable™: cosmetic and therapeutic results

(2014) Alessandro Scalise et al.   International Wound Journal

The clinical effectiveness of negative pressure wound therapy: a systematic review

(2014) X. Xie et al.   Journal of Wound Care

Prevention of surgical site infections in high-risk patients with laparotomy incisions using negative-pressure therapy

(2013) Aaron U. Blackham et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Negative Pressure Therapy for High-Risk Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Incisions

(2013) Eric M. Pauli et al.   Surgical Infections

Negative pressure wound therapy in the prevention of wound infection in high risk abdominal wound closures

(2012) Daniel Vargo   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Incisional Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy Versus Conventional Dressings Following Abdominal Wall Reconstruction

(2012) Alexandra Condé-Green et al.   ANNALS OF PLASTIC SURGERY

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for At-Risk Surgical Closures in Patients With Multiple Comorbidities

(2012) Derek Masden et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

Inguinal lymph node dissection: Epidermal vacuum therapy for prevention of wound complications

(2012) Robert Tauber et al.   Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Prevention of poststernotomy wound infections in obese patients by negative pressure wound therapy

(2012) Onnen Grauhan et al.   JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

Evaluation of Intra-Operative Abdominal Wall Perfusion in Post-Bariatric Abdominal Dermolipectomy

(2012) Adrian Dragu et al.   Obesity Facts

PMD34 Cost Effectiveness Model: Comparison of Closed Incision Management Using Negative Pressure and Standard of Care Over Clean Closed Incisions Based on a 2012 Randomized Controlled Trial

(2012) A. Mullins et al.   VALUE IN HEALTH

Use of negative pressure wound therapy over clean, closed surgical incisions

(2012) James P Stannard et al.   International Wound Journal

Cellulitis: Definition, Etiology, and Clinical Features

(2011) Craig G. Gunderson   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

A review of topical negative pressure therapy in wound healing: sufficient evidence?

(2011) C.M. Mouës et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Wound complications after gynecologic cancer surgery

(2011) Elizabeth K. Nugent et al.   GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY

Negative pressure wound therapy to prevent seromas and treat surgical incisions after total hip arthroplasty

(2011) Milena Pachowsky et al.   INTERNATIONAL ORTHOPAEDICS

First experience with a new negative pressure incision management system on surgical incisions after cardiac surgery in high risk patients

(2011) Andrea Colli   Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy After High-Risk Lower Extremity Fractures

(2011) James P Stannard et al.   JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA

Update on Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy

(2011) Dennis P. Orgill et al.   PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY

The business case for the reduction of surgical complications in VA hospitals

(2011) Mary Vaughan-Sarrazin et al.   SURGERY

Closed Incision Management With Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (CIM)

(2011) Robert Peyton Wilkes et al.   Surgical Innovation

Evaluation of closed incision management with negative pressure wound therapy (CIM): Hematoma/seroma and involvement of the lymphatic system

(2011) Deepak V. Kilpadi et al.   WOUND REPAIR AND REGENERATION

Treatment of the open abdomen with topical negative pressure therapy: a retrospective study of 46 cases

(2011) Aleidis Caro et al.   International Wound Journal

Surgical-site infections and postoperative complications: agreement between the Danish Gynecological Cancer Database and a randomized clinical trial

(2010) SOFIE L. ANTONSEN et al.   ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA

Enhanced Recovery After Body-Contouring Surgery: Reducing Surgical Complication Rates by Optimizing Nutrition

(2010) Siamak Agha-Mohammadi et al.   AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY

Effect of an Implantable Gentamicin-Collagen Sponge on Sternal Wound Infections Following Cardiac SurgeryA Randomized Trial

(2010) Elliott Bennett-Guerrero   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

The Use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Random Local Flaps at the Ankle Region

(2010) Jesse A. Goldstein et al.   Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery

Wide Topical Negative Pressure Wound Dressing Treatment for Patients Undergoing Abdominal Dermolipectomy Following Massive Weight Loss

(2010) Adrian Dragu et al.   OBESITY SURGERY

A randomized, prospective, controlled study of forearm donor site healing when using a vacuum dressing

(2010) Eugene G. Chio et al.   OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY

The Influence of Low and High Pressure Levels during Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy on Wound Contraction and Fluid Evacuation

(2010) Ola Borgquist et al.   PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY

Is skin closure with cyanoacrylate glue effective for the prevention of sternal wound infections?

(2010) Anthony Chambers et al.   Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Surgical site infection: Incidence and impact on hospital utilization and treatment costs

(2009) Gregory de Lissovoy et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Smoking is a major risk factor for wound dehiscence after midline abdominal incision; case-control study

(2009) Saleh M. Abbas et al.   ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Surgical site infections: how high are the costs?

(2009) E.C.J. Broex et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy After Severe Open Fractures: A Prospective Randomized Study

(2009) James P Stannard et al.   JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA

Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy I: The Paradox of Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy

(2009) Nicolas Kairinos et al.   PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY

Does Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Have a Role in Preventing Poststernotomy Wound Complications?

(2009) Broadus Zane Atkins et al.   Surgical Innovation

Definition of efficiency in vacuum therapy - a randomised controlled trial comparing Redon drains with V.A.C.®Therapy™

(2009) Thomas Wild et al.   International Wound Journal

Wound dehiscence: is still a problem in the 21th century: a retrospective study

(2009) John Spiliotis et al.   World Journal of Emergency Surgery

Significant Reduction in Incidence of Wound Contamination by Skin Flora Through Use of Microbial Sealant

(2008) Shirin Towfigh   ARCHIVES OF SURGERY

Potential cellular and molecular causes of hypertrophic scar formation

(2008) Willem M. van der Veer et al.   BURNS

Comparison of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Using Vacuum-Assisted Closure With Advanced Moist Wound Therapy in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial: Response to Blume et al.

(2008) L. G. Hemkens et al.   DIABETES CARE

Modified closure technique for reducing sternal dehiscence; a clinical and in vitro assessment

(2008) Lindsay C.H. John   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

Topical application of autologous blood products during surgical closure following a coronary artery bypass graft☆

(2008) Reza S. Khalafi et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY

Topical negative pressure wound therapy: a review of its role and guidelines for its use in the management of acute wounds

(2008) Estas Bovill et al.   International Wound Journal