NCT03144726.
Trial name or title | RCT on NPWT for incisions following major lower‐limb amputation to reduce surgical site infection |
Methods | Randomised controlled trial |
Participants | Any patient 18 years or older undergoing amputation of the lower limb, either an above‐knee amputation or below‐knee amputation |
Interventions | Negative pressure wound therapy versus standard dressing |
Outcomes | Surgical site infection; length of stay; antibiotic use; reoperation; death |
Starting date | 2017 |
Contact information | oonagh.scallan@lhsc.on.ca |
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