Does negative pressure wound therapy reduce the odds of infection and improve health-related quality of life in patients with open fractures?

• Published in: Bone & joint open Vol. 3; no. 3; pp. 189 - 195
• Main Authors: Atwan, Yousif, Sprague, Sheila, Slobogean, Gerard P, Bzovsky, Sofia, Jeray, Kyle J, Petrisor, Brad, Bhandari, Mohit, Schemitsch, Emil
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery 01.03.2022
• Subjects: Composite Fixation; Fractures; Infected Gap Nonunion; Infection; Locking Plate; Monorail Fixator; Negative Pressure Wound Therapy; open fractures; Tibia; Trauma; Infection; Short Form Health Survey; soft-tissue; logistic regression analysis; physical component summary (PCS); Fractures; wounds; Negative Pressure Wound Therapy; deep infections; SF-12 scores; open fractures

To evaluate the impact of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) on the odds of having deep infections and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) following open fractures. Patients from the Fluid Lavage in Open Fracture Wounds (FLOW) trial with Gustilo-Anderson grade II or III open fractures within...