Secondary wounds are exposed to a greater risk of infection due to delayed healing. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT ) systems are also widely used in Switzerland in various surgical specialties. Current secondary analyses underpin the potential of NPWT for the prophylaxis of postoperative wound infections (surgical site infections, SSI).
Autoren
- Mirjam Peter, M.Sc.
Publikation
- DERMATOLOGIE PRAXIS
- HAUSARZT PRAXIS
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