NCT02967627.

Trial name or title	VAC dressings for colorectal resections (VACCRR)
Methods	Randomised controlled trial
Participants	Patients undergoing elective colorectal resection for benign or malignant disease
Interventions	Negative pressure wound therapy versus sterile gauze dressing
Outcomes	SSI; wound complication; length of stay; wound‐related visits postsurgery; need for and duration of home care; blistering/reaction to wound dressings; postoperative complications
Starting date	November 2016
Contact information	mitchell.webb@alumni.ubc.ca
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