THE EFFECT OF POSTOPERATIVE NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY ON THE INCIDENCE WOUND DEHISCENCE IN LOW AND HIGH-RISK BREASTRECONSTRUCTION PATIENTS.
Completed
- Conditions
- wound healing, wound dehiscence, wound rupture, burst abdomen, negative pressure wound therapy, postoperative treatment, surgical wounds
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON28913
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center (Radboudumc)<br>Geert Grooteplein-Zuid 10<br>Nijmegen, The Netherlands<br>www.radboudumc.nl
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
o > 18 years
o signed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
fistula in incision area
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method presence of wound dehiscence<br /><br>presence of wound infection<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method pain<br /><br>elasticity of the skin (skin tension)