Negative-pressure therapy in the postoperative treatment of incisional hernioplasty wounds: a pilot study.
Negative pressure therapy has proven useful in the treatment of the complex complications of surgical wounds. In this pilot study, the authors found that the negative pressure system can be used safely in the postoperative period of incisional hernia surgery and reduces the number of days of drainage.
Carles Olona, PhD, is a Surgeon Specialist; and Enric Duque, MD, is a Resident at the General and Digestive Surgery Department, Joan XXIII University Hospital, Tarragona, Spain. Aleidis Caro, PhD, is a Surgeon Specialist at the General and Digestive Surgery Department, Parc Taulí University Hospital, Sabadell, Spain. Andrea Jiménez, MD, is a Surgeon Specialist at the General and Digestive Surgery Department, Joan XXIII University Hospital, Tarragona, Spain. Félix Moreno, MD, is a Resident at the General and Digestive Surgery Department, Joan XXIII University Hospital, Tarragona, Spain. Jose M. Coronas, MD, is a Surgeon Specialist at the General and Digestive Surgery Department, Joan XXIII University Hospital, Tarragona, Spain. Vicente Vicente, PhD, is Head of the General and Digestive Surgery Department, Joan XXIII University Hospital, Tarragona, Spain.
Carles
C
Olona
Enric
E
Duque
Aleidis
A
Caro
Andrea
A
Jiménez
Félix
F
Moreno
Jose M
JM
Coronas
Vicente
V
Vicente
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D054843:Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011379:Prognosis; D012494:Sampling Studies; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*