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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on Surgical Site Infections in Women Undergoing Elective Caesarean Sections: A Pilot RCT

Obese women undergoing caesarean section (CS) are at increased risk of surgical site infection (SSI). Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) is growing in use as a prophylactic approach to prevent wound complications such as SSI, yet there is little evidence of its benefits. This pilot randomized co...

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Autores principales: Chaboyer, Wendy, Anderson, Vinah, Webster, Joan, Sneddon, Anne, Thalib, Lukman, Gillespie, Brigid M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4934567/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27429285
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare2040417