Experience with a New Negative Pressure Incisional Wound Management System in Cardiac Surgery

• Published in: Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery Vol. 76; no. 2; p. 99
• Main Authors: Kawazu, Yoshikazu, Ito, Yuka, Imada, Ryo, Ohno, Fumiya, Yamashita, Yushi, Nagatomi, Shuji, Tateishi, Naoki, Kinjo, Tamahiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japan 01.02.2023
• Subjects: Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Humans; Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy; Risk Factors; Surgical Wound Infection - therapy; Wound Healing

We report on the efficacy of the Prevena incisional wound management system, a negative pressure wound care system, in patients at a high risk of wound infection following cardiac surgery. Ten patients with a mean Fowler risk score of 4.6( 1.6~9.9) were included. The Prevena system was applied immed...