Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Reducing Surgical Site Infections in Patients Undergoing Surgical Procedures for the Management of Gastrointestinal Cancer
Trial Status: closed to accrual and intervention
This phase II/III trial compares the effect of negative pressure wound therapy to standard wound dressing for reducing the risk of surgical site infections in patients with gastrointestinal cancer. A surgical site infection, also known as a wound infection, is an infection that occurs after surgery in the part of the body where the surgery takes place. Negative pressure wound therapy, a common type of surgical wound care treatment, is a type of therapy that may help surgical wounds heal by decreasing air pressure on the wound and drawing out fluid from the wound over time. Giving negative pressure wound therapy may reduce the risk of surgical site infections and help surgical wounds heal more quickly after surgery.