Use of Closed-Incision Negative-Pressure Therapy: Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery.
Wu RT, Sumpio BJ, Miller S, Sumpio BE. Use of Closed-Incision Negative-Pressure Therapy: Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2019, 143: 31s-35s. PMID: 30586101, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000005310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative pressure therapyVascular surgeryClosed incision negative pressure therapyIncision negative pressure therapySurgical site infectionMedian sternotomy infectionsGroin woundsSerious sequelaeSite infectionSternotomy infectionsGauze dressingsTraditional gauze dressingsSurgeryTherapyCardiothoracicInfectionRecent enthusiasmComplicationsSequelae