﻿Use of negative pressure wound therapy in the management of wound dehiscence in a pregnant patient.
﻿ The case reported herein describes use of a negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) system in the treatment of surgical wound infection and dehiscence with exposed, gravid uterus after emergent small bowel resection in a woman 25 weeks pregnant.
Department of Surgery, Gundersen Lutheran Health System, La Crosse, WI; Email: sbshapir@gundluth.org.
Stephen B
SB
Shapiro
Daniel E
DE
Mumme