A Commentary on "Prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy for closed laparotomy incision after ventral hernia repair: A systematic review and meta-analysis" (Int J Surg 2022; 97:106216)

Int J Surg. 2022 Mar:99:106250. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2022.106250. Epub 2022 Feb 9.

Authors

Maria Michela Chiarello¹, Giuseppe Brisinda

Affiliation

¹ General Surgery Operative Unit, Ospedale di San Giovanni in Fiore, Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale di Cosenza, Italy Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy Department of Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli, IRCCS, Roma, Italy.

PMID: 35150922
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2022.106250

No abstract available

Keywords: Prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy; Surgical site infection; Ventral hernia.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Hernia, Ventral* / surgery
Herniorrhaphy / adverse effects
Humans
Laparotomy / adverse effects
Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy*
Surgical Wound*