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Filter by:In women who undergo mastectomy for the treatment of breast cancer, autologous reconstruction using the deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap is a common surgical procedure that aims to restore both the appearance and texture of the breast(s).Specifically, this requires the transfer of skin, fat, and perforator vessels from the abdomen to a recipient artery and vein in the chest to create a viable breast mound. Post-operatively, the abdominal donor site is routinely monitored for wound dehiscence, which has a reported incidence of up to 39% in this patient population; however, this incidence typically varies from 3.5% to 14%. At the investigators' academic institution, patients who undergo DIEP breast reconstruction typically have ciNPT or traditional tape dressings applied to the closed abdominal donor site. These dressings are selected according to surgeon preference and typically remain in-situ until hospital discharge. As there remains clinical equipoise regarding the ability of ciNPT to reduce abdominal wound dehiscence, further research in the form of a parallel, two-arm RCT is warranted. The investigators propose a randomized controlled superiority trial with the primary objective of comparing the incidence of wound dehiscence at 1 month in patients undergoing autologous DIEP breast reconstruction with ciNPT versus standard tape dressings for the abdominal donor site incision. The design and conduct of the proposed study will mirror the methodology of the recently completed pilot trial (NCT04985552) including randomization, interventions, and clinical outcomes. The secondary objective of this study is to evaluate other clinical outcomes comparing ciNPT to standard tape dressings applied to the abdominal donor site incision. Secondary clinical outcomes will include: 2) the incidence of seroma formation and surgical site infection at 1 month; 2) quality of life as measured by BREAST-Q physical well-being abdomen and EQ-5D-5L pre-operatively, 1-month, 3-months, and 6-months postoperatively; 3) Scar appearance as measured by the SCAR-Q at 1-month, 3-months, and 6-months postoperatively. As an adjunct to the main study, another secondary clinical outcome will include the overall incidence of MINS as diagnosed by postoperative abnormally elevated troponin levels (as per site-specific laboratory assay thresholds) and electrocardiograms (ECG) at 6-12 hours and 1, 2, and 3 days after surgery.
Negative pressure wound closure technique (NPWT) has been widely introduced in different clinical settings. Most of the studies report it as an effective and cost-effective method to treat complicated surgical wounds or even open abdomen. NPWT as a prophylactic effort to prevent complications of high risk surgical wounds has recently been introduced, but the concept is still lacking clinical evidence in terms of clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness. In this randomized, multi centric study investigators aim to compare prophylactic negative pressure wound closure (ciNPWT) with traditional, dry wound dressing at high infection risk laparotomy wounds.