| Trial name or title |
Negative pressure therapy in preventing infection after surgery in patients with colon, rectal, pancreatic, or peritoneal surface cancer |
| Methods |
Randomised controlled trial |
| Participants |
Surgical resection for a colorectal, pancreatic, or peritoneal surface malignancy |
| Interventions |
Negative pressure therapy (NPT) versus standard sterile dressing (SSD) |
| Outcomes |
Rate of incisional surgical site infection; rates of organ/space SSIs, seromas, haematomas, incisional cellulitis, and wound opening for any reason; cost of NPT and SSD |
| Starting date |
2012 |
| Contact information |
Perry Shen, Wake Forest University Health Sciences |
| Notes |
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