Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Decreases the Frequency of Postoperative Perineal Surgical Site Infections: A Cohort Study

• Published in: Diseases of the colon & rectum Vol. 57; no. 8; pp. 999 - 1006
• Main Authors: Chadi, Sami A, Kidane, Biniam, Britto, Karen, Brackstone, Muriel, Ott, Michael C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MDc The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons 01.08.2014; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Subjects: Anus Neoplasms - pathology; Anus Neoplasms - surgery; Anus Neoplasms - therapy; Biological and medical sciences; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - surgery; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - therapy; Case-Control Studies; Female; Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen; General aspects; Human infectious diseases. Experimental studies and models; Humans; Infectious diseases; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy - methods; Neoadjuvant Therapy; Neoplasm Staging; Perineum; Rectal Neoplasms - pathology; Rectal Neoplasms - surgery; Rectal Neoplasms - therapy; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Surgical Wound Infection - prevention & control; Postoperative; Nosocomial infection; Wound closure; Negative pressure; Abdominoperineal resection; Wound; Treatment; Surgery; Cohort study; Gastroenterology; Rectum; Colon; Colon and rectal surgery; Incisional negative pressure wound therapy

BACKGROUND:Abdominoperineal resection is a procedure associated with high rates of perineal surgical site infections, causing distress to the patient, costs to the hospital system, and delays in further treatment. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the role of incisional negative pre...