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P146. INCISIONAL NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY IS PROTECTIVE OF POSTOPERATIVE CARDIOTHORACIC WOUND INFECTION

Nguyen, Kailtin A.
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Webster, Theresa K.
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Jenkins, Rachel A.
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Kahler, Dylan L.
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Houston, Nicklaus S.
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Gassman, Andrew A.
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2022-04-01
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PURPOSE: Sternal wound infections are a rare but life-threatening complication of cardiothoracic surgery. Prior literature has supported the use of negative pressure wound therapy to decrease sternal wound infections and promote healing. This study sought to determine whether closed incision negative pressure therapy (ciNPT) reduced wound infection and improved outcomes in cardiothoracic surgery. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was performed including all adult patients who underwent nontraumatic cardiothoracic surgery at a single institution between 2016 and 2018 (n=1199). Patient characteristics, clinical variables, and surgical outcomes were compared between those who did and did not receive incisional negative pressure wound therapy intraoperatively. Multivariable regression analysis determined factors predictive or protective of the development of complications. RESULTS: Incisional negative pressure wound therapy was used in 58.9% of patients. Patients who received this therapy were older with statistically higher rates of hyperlipidemia, statin, and antihypertensive use. The use of negative pressure wound therapy was found to significantly reduce rates of both wound infection (3.0% vs 6.3%, p = 0.01) and readmission for wound infection (0.7% vs 2.6%, p = 0.01). After controlling for confounding variables, negative pressure wound therapy was found to be a protective factor of surgical wound infection (OR 0.497, 95% confidence interval 0.262 - 0.945). CONCLUSION: In the largest population studied to date, this study supported the expanded use of negative pressure therapy on sternal wound incisions to decrease infection rates.
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Nguyen, Kailtin A. BS1; Webster, Theresa K. BS1; Jenkins, Rachel A. BS1; Taylor, George A. MD2; Kahler, Dylan L. MD2; Houston, Nicklaus S. BS1; Gassman, Andrew A. MD2; Jones, Christine M. MD2. P146. INCISIONAL NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY IS PROTECTIVE OF POSTOPERATIVE CARDIOTHORACIC WOUND INFECTION. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open 10(4S):p 118, April 2022. | DOI: 10.1097/01.GOX.0000828924.72597.6f
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open, Vol. 10
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