Table 3.
Incidence of SSI and skin/fascial dehiscence rates across the included RCTs
| Study | Dressing | Overall SSI | Superficial SSI | Deep SSI | Skin dehiscence | Fascial dehiscence | Length of stay (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flynn [32] | NPWT | 13.5% (n = 13/96) | NS | NS | 6.25% (n = 6/96) | 1.0% (n = 1/96) | NS |
| Control | 15.2% (n = 14/92) | NS | NS | 8.7% (n = 8/92) | 1.1% (n = 1/92) | NS | |
| Javed [28] | NPWT | 9.7% (n = 6/62) | 6.5% (n = 4/62) | 3.2% (n = 2/62) | NS | 0% (n = 0/62) | 7 (7–10) |
| Control | 31.1% (n = 19/61) | 27.9% (n = 17/61) | 3.3% (n = 2/61) | NS | 3.3% (n = 2/61) | 8 (7–10) | |
| Murphy [26] | NPWT | 31.9% (n = 46/144) | NS | NS | NS | NS | 7 (5) |
| Control | 34.3% (n = 48/140) | NS | NS | NS | NS | 7 (5) | |
| Li [31] | NPWT | 3.0% (n = 1/33) | 3.0% (n = 1/33) | 0% (n = 0/33) | 0% (n = 0/33) | 0% (n = 0/33) | NS |
| Control | 23.7% (n = 9/38) | 23.7% (n = 9/38) | 0% (n = 0/38) | 0% (n = 0/38) | 0% (n = 0/38) | NS | |
| Shen [27] | NPWT | 15.9% (n = 21/132) | 12.9% (n = 17/132) | 3.0% (n = 4/132) | 1.5% (n = 2/132) | 0.8% (n = 1/132) | NS |
| Control | 15.9% (n = 21/133) | 12.9% (n = 17/133) | 3.0% (n = 4/133) | 2.3% (n = 3/133) | 0% (n = 0/133) | NS | |
| Total | NPWT | 18.6% (n = 87/467) | 9.7% (n = 22/227) | 2.6% (n = 6/227) | 3.1% (n = 8/261) | 0.6% (n = 2/323) | N/A |
| Control | 23.9% (n = 111/464) | 18.5% (n = 43/232) | 2.6% (n = 6/232) | 4.2% (n = 11/263) | 0.9% (n = 3/324) | N/A |
NS not specified length of stay represented as median (interquartile range)