TY  - BOOK
AU  - Argintar, Evan
AU  - Curley, Andrew J
AU  - Velott, Anthony T
TI  - Outcomes of Prophylactic Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Knee Arthroplasty
SN  - 0147-7447
PY  - 2018///
KW  - *Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee/ae [Adverse Effects]
KW  - *Bandages
KW  - *Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy
KW  - *Postoperative Complications/pc [Prevention & Control]
KW  - Adult
KW  - Aged
KW  - Aged, 80 and over
KW  - Humans
KW  - IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXED
KW  - Middle Aged
KW  - Reoperation
KW  - Retrospective Studies
KW  - Surgical Wound Infection/pc [Prevention & Control]
KW  - MedStar Washington Hospital Center
KW  - MedStar Georgetown Orthopedic Institute, Washington Hospital Center H
KW  - Surgery/Orthopaedic Surgery
KW  - Comparative Study
KW  - Journal Article
N1  - Available online through MWHC library: 2007 - 2009, Available in print through MWHC library: 1999 - 2006
N2  - Copyright 2018, SLACK Incorporated; Negative pressure wound therapy is becoming more commonly used to prevent wound complications in joint arthroplasty, although few studies have assessed its outcomes compared with those of a traditional dry sterile dressing. This retrospective study assessed complications that required return to the operating room in a cohort of patients who received a dry sterile dressing (n=159) vs negative pressure wound therapy (n=32). There were significantly more overall complications (P=.0293) in the dry sterile dressing group (23.3%) compared with the negative pressure wound therapy group (6.3%); however, these findings were not statistically significant when each individual complication was compared separately. The infection rate in the dry sterile dressing group and the negative pressure wound therapy group was 5.7% and 0%, respectively (P=.3607). A larger, prospective study is needed to confirm the lower infection rate and before any definitive conclusions can be reached. [Orthopedics. 2018; 41(6):e837-e840.]
UR  - https://dx.doi.org/10.3928/01477447-20181010-02
ER  -