ACTRN12612001275853.

Trial name or title	Effectiveness of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in the prevention of post‐operative surgical wound dehiscence in at risk patients following abdominal surgery; a multicentre randomised control trial
Methods	Randomised controlled trial
Participants	Patients undergoing an abdominal surgical procedure that uses a midline laparotomy as the surgical entry
Interventions	Negative pressure wound therapy versus standard wound dressings
Outcomes	Occurrence of surgical wound dehiscence; occurrence of surgical site infection
Starting date	2012
Contact information	kylie.sandy‐hodgetts@curtin.edu.au
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