441
Participants
Start Date
January 27, 2015
Primary Completion Date
August 30, 2016
Study Completion Date
October 21, 2016
Negative pressure wound therapy
Single use negative pressure wound therapy systems are composed of a pressure pump and dressing kit. The pump creates a negative pressure of 125 mmHg (+/- 20 mgHg) and the dressing directly covers surgical incision. The system is battery-powered and designed to be used for a minimum of two days and a maximum of seven days of continuous use. The investigators hypothesize that negative pressure wound therapy will decrease the wound complications in these patients. The investigators will be using Prevena Incision Management System as the negative pressure device in our study.
Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas
KCI USA, Inc
INDUSTRY
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
OTHER