Abdominal Reconstruction Clinical Trial
Official title:
A Comparison of Incisional Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy Versus Conventional Dressings Following Abdominal Surgery: A Randomized-Controlled Trial
The purpose of this study is to compare outcomes between incisional negative-pressure wound vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy versus conventional dressings following abdominal surgery.
This study will prospectively compare rates of wound complications using incisional negative
pressure wound therapy versus conventional dressings following abdominal reconstruction.
Patients will undergo abdominal surgery (panniculectomy, abdominoplasty, ventral hernia
repair, or autologous flap reconstruction using abdominal donor tissue). Following closure of
the incision, patients will either have a gauze dressing placed over the incision (control
group), or incisional vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy. The dressing will be removed
over a time period of 2 to 5 days after surgery. The gauze dressing will be removed at 2 days
and the wound VAC will be removed at 5 days. After this time, the wound will be assessed for
signs of infection, seroma, hematoma, skin and fat necrosis, skin dehiscence, and hernia
during the follow-up appointments.
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