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| Trial name or title | Prophylactic application of an incisional wound vac to prevent wound complications in obese spine surgery patients |
| Methods | Randomised controlled trial |
| Participants | Patients scheduled to have posterior spine surgery; BMI ≥ 35 |
| Interventions | Wound VAC versus standard dressing |
| Outcomes | Postoperative infection requiring return to operating room |
| Starting date | 2016 |
| Contact information | jaimeeg@med.umich.edu |
| Notes |
