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Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Use on Orthopaedic Lower Extremity Trauma: An Updated Systematic Global Review

  • Kennedy Nkachukwu,
  • Emily R. Arellano,
  • Amanda Alejo,
  • Anna Cmolik,
  • Jeffrey W. Toman,
  • Jalal S. Jwayyed,
  • Nicholas Ventigan,
  • Justin E. Iwuagwu and
  • Andrew L. Alejo
Trauma Care2025, 5(2), 11;https://doi.org/10.3390/traumacare5020011

25 May 2025

Background: Advancements in surgical wound management have led to improved healing and reduced complications. Incisional negative pressure wound therapy (iNPWT) is a technique that applies sub-atmospheric pressure to closed surgical wounds, enhancing...

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Early Use of Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Pediatric Abdominal and Thoracic Surgery: A Single-Center Retrospective Study on Clinical and Economic Outcomes

  • Biagio Nicolosi,
  • Felice Curcio,
  • Marina Maffeo,
  • Marika Di Leva,
  • Mirco Gregorini,
  • Emanuele Buccione and
  • Riccardo Coletta
Children2025, 12(11), 1433;https://doi.org/10.3390/children12111433

23 October 2025

Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness and economic impact of early Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (iNPWT) in promoting surgical wound healing in pediatric patients undergoing abdominal and thoracic surgery. Background: Surgical wound complic...

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Incisional Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy Versus Standard Dressing for the Prevention of Surgical Site Complications Following Radical Cystectomy

  • Fabio Traunero,
  • Arianna Biasatti,
  • Giulio Rossin,
  • Andrea Piasentin,
  • Federico Zorzi,
  • Michele Rizzo,
  • Paolo Umari,
  • Tommaso Cai,
  • Alessandro Zucchi and
  • Giovanni Liguori
J. Pers. Med.2025, 15(12), 581;https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm15120581

30 November 2025

Background/Objectives: Radical cystectomy (RC) is a complex urologic procedure that, when performed using an open surgical approach, carries a high risk of surgical site complications (SSCs), which can lead to prolonged recovery, increased healthcare...

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Use of Closed Incision Negative Pressure Therapy (ciNPT) in Breast Reconstruction Abdominal Free Flap Donor Sites

  • Jennifer Wang,
  • Zyg Chapman,
  • Emma Cole,
  • Satomi Koide,
  • Eldon Mah,
  • Simon Overstall and
  • Dean Trotter
J. Clin. Med.2021, 10(21), 5176;https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10215176

5 November 2021

Background: Closed incision negative pressure therapy (ciNPT) may reduce the rate of wound complications and promote healing of the incisional site. We report our experience with this dressing in breast reconstruction patients with abdominal free fla...

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Incisional Hernia in Cytoreductive Surgery for Advanced-Stage Ovarian Cancer: A Single-Center Retrospective Study

  • Marta Míguez Medina,
  • Ana Luzarraga,
  • Sara Catalán,
  • Úrsula Acosta,
  • Alina Hernández-Fleury,
  • Vicente Bebia,
  • Sonia Monreal-Clua,
  • Martina Aida Angeles,
  • Giulio Bonaldo and
  • Jose Luis Sánchez-Iglesias
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Cancers2025, 17(3), 418;https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17030418

27 January 2025

Background/Objectives: An incisional hernia (IH) is a frequent postoperative complication after cytoreductive laparotomic surgery for advanced ovarian cancer (AOC). It occurs in 2–22% of patients in the first two years of follow-up, depending o...

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A Decade-Long Case Series Report on the Surgical Management of Complicated Umbilical Hernia in Patients with Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis Utilizing Incisional Negative Pressure Therapy

  • Miha Petrič,
  • Danaja Plevel,
  • Uroš Tršan and
  • Blaž Trotovšek
Medicina2025, 61(7), 1262;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61071262

12 July 2025

Background and Objectives. Umbilical hernia is particularly common among patients with liver cirrhosis, affecting about 20% of this group, compared to 3–8.5% in healthy individuals. This increased prevalence is mainly due to weakened abdominal...

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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Surgical Site Infection Prevention Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  • Musaed Rayzah,
  • Nasser A. N. Alzerwi,
  • Bandar Idrees,
  • Ahmed A. Alhumaid,
  • Yaser Baksh,
  • Afnan Alsultan and
  • Fares Rayzah
Surgeries2025, 6(4), 88;https://doi.org/10.3390/surgeries6040088

10 October 2025

Background/Objectives: Surgical site infections (SSIs) following pancreaticoduodenectomy contribute to significant morbidity and healthcare costs. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has emerged as a potential preventive intervention; however, evi...

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Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy for Prevention of Sternal Wound Infection after Adult Cardiac Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  • Fausto Biancari,
  • Grazia Santoro,
  • Federica Provenzano,
  • Leonardo Savarese,
  • Francesco Iorio,
  • Salvatore Giordano,
  • Carlo Zebele and
  • Giuseppe Speziale
J. Clin. Med.2022, 11(15), 4268;https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11154268

22 July 2022

The results of current studies are not conclusive on the efficacy of incisional negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) for the prevention of sternal wound infection (SWI) after adult cardiac surgery. A systematic review of the literature was performe...

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