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Prophylactic Use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy After Cesarean Delivery

Authors :
Jessie Fauntleroy
Nagammai Nagappan
Vanessa M. Barnabei
Meaghan M. Aalto
M. Maya McDoom
Nelson C. Echebiri
Source :
Obstetrics & Gynecology. 125:299-307
Publication Year :
2015
Publisher :
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2015.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the economic benefit of prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy on a closed laparotomy incision after cesarean delivery in comparison with standard postoperative dressing.METHODS:We designed a decision-analytic model from a third-party payer's perspective to determine the

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Subjects :
Pregnancy
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Laparotomy
medicine.medical_treatment
Anesthesia
Negative-pressure wound therapy
medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Cesarean delivery
medicine.disease
business
Surgery

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ISSN :
00297844
Volume :
125
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....53a20960113ed5cd54ccebc76e178e1a
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/aog.0000000000000634
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