Consensus document: Closed surgical incision management: Understanding the role of NPWT

22 September 2016

Substantial numbers of patients develop surgical site infections and other incisional complications worldwide each year. The social, healthcare and wider economic implications are considerable. As the average age of the population increases and multi-morbidity becomes more common, the number and complexity of surgical procedures performed is rising. As a result, reducing the risk and burden of incisional complications continues to be a major challenge.

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