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    Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections Using Fascia Closure After EVAR—A Randomized Trial

    Surgical site infections (SSI) in the groin after vascular surgery are common. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) on SSI incidence when applied on closed ...

    Robert Svensson-Björk, Julien Hasselmann, Giuseppe Asciutto… in World Journal of Surgery (2022)

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    Decreasing incidence of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm already before start of screening

    The aim of this study was to evaluate whether screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) has led to a decrease in ruptured AAA (rAAA) incidence.

    Sofia Nessvi Otterhag, Anders Gottsäter, Bengt Lindblad… in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders (2016)

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    Evaluation of the Open Abdomen Classification System: A Validity and Reliability Analysis

    Classification of the open abdomen (OA) status is essential for clinical studies on the subject and may help to improve OA therapy. This is a validity and reliability analysis of the OA classification proposed...

    Thordur Bjarnason, Agneta Montgomery, Stefan Acosta… in World Journal of Surgery (2014)

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    Vacuum-assisted Wound Closure and Mesh-mediated Fascial Traction—A Novel Technique for Late Closure of the Open Abdomen

    Open abdomen (OA) treatment often results in difficulties in closing the abdomen. Highest closure rates are seen with the vacuum-assisted wound closure (VAWC) technique. However, we have experienced occasional...

    Ulf Petersson, Stefan Acosta, Martin Björck in World Journal of Surgery (2007)