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Negative pressure therapy in abdominal wall surgery
José Bueno-Lledó1, Jesús Martínez-Hoed2, Salvador Pous-Serrano1
1Unidad de Cirugía de Pared Abdominal, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
Abstract:
Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is widely known in surgical practice. The initial indications for NPWT were chronic wounds, especially diabetic foot, vascular and decubitus ulcers, and infected traumatic wounds. Nowadays, the use has been widely increased. Although in the field of abdominal wall surgery, it has mainly been used in the treatment of surgical wound complications after hernia repair, other indications have been added after years of experience in the management of NPWT. Therefore, the aim of this article is to analyze and review the main indications of NPWT in abdominal wall surgery, as well as the advantages obtained with its application.
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