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Closed Incision Negative Pressure Therapy for Prevention of Groin Wound Complications after Vascular Surgery

Volume 5 - Issue 3

**Pleger SP*¹, Fuhrmann L¹, Elzien M¹, Böning A² and Koshty A¹**

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- ¹Department of Vascular Surgery, Jung-Stilling Hospital, Siegen, Germany
- ²Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Giessen, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany
*Corresponding author: Sebastian Paul Pleger, Department of Vascular Surgery, Jung-Stilling Hospital, Siegen, Germany, Wichernstrasse 40, 57074 Siegen, Germany

Received: June 04, 2018; Published: June 12, 2018

DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.05.001203

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Abstract

The occurance of wound healing complications (WHCs) in the groin after vascular surgery is a serious medical and financial problem. Surgical site infections (SSIs) in the groin are reported with an incidence between 3% and 44%. In up to 6% deep groin infections involve the implanted prosthetic material. Since years case reports and clinical studies report on the effectiveness of the Closed Wound Therapy Incision Negative Pressure (ciNPT) on wound incisions in the groin. The aim of this paper is to review the clinical data of the ciNPT in the treatment of wound incisions in the groin after vascular surgery.