Negative pressure wound therapy in elective stoma reversal surgery: results of a UK district general hospital pilot. Issue 3 (March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shah, A.P.; Kurian, R.; Leung, E.
• Is Part Of: Journal of hospital infection. Volume 104:Issue 3(2020)
• Page Start: 332
• Page End: 335
• Publication Date: 2020-03
• Subjects: Surgical site infection -- Negative pressure wound therapy -- Stoma reversal surgery -- Colorectal cancer surgery -- Wound management -- Infection prevention; Cross infection -- Periodicals; Cross infection -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Nosocomial infections -- Periodicals; Nosocomial infections -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- prevention & control -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2019.11.006
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0195-6701

Abstract

Summary: The role of negative pressure wound therapy in stoma reversal surgery remains unknown. To evaluate this, a retrospective, non-randomized, single-institution, pilot study was conducted. Surgeon preference determined type of wound closure and application of the single-brand negative wound pressure device. No patient in the intervention group suffered wound complications, but five of the thirty-six patients in the control group suffered surgical site infection-related complications. Primary closure and negative pressure wound therapy use decreases wound complications in stoma reversal surgery, thereby alleviating the wound-management burden in hospitals and in the community. This has cost-saving implications, but further studies are needed.