Owen B Gantz1, Nicole D Rynecki2, Ashok Para1, Michael Levidy1, Kathleen S Beebe1. 1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, USA. 2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: We hypothesize that Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) is associated with a lower incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) in lower extremity amputations (LEAs), a potentially devastating complication. METHODS: NSQIP database from 2011 to 2018 was queried to identify all-level LEAs. Cases using NPWT were identified. One-to-one nearest-neighbor propensity score matching was performed using a binary logistic regression on NPWT status controlling for patient comorbidities. RESULTS: NPWT was used in 133 of 5237 total LEAs (2.54%). Compared to propensity score-matched controls, they had significantly fewer SSIs (1.50% vs. 8.27%). CONCLUSIONS: NPWT was associated with lower incidence of SSI.
INTRODUCTION: We hypothesize that Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) is associated with a lower incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) in lower extremity amputations (LEAs), a potentially devastating complication. METHODS: NSQIP database from 2011 to 2018 was queried to identify all-level LEAs. Cases using NPWT were identified. One-to-one nearest-neighbor propensity score matching was performed using a binary logistic regression on NPWT status controlling for patient comorbidities. RESULTS: NPWT was used in 133 of 5237 total LEAs (2.54%). Compared to propensity score-matched controls, they had significantly fewer SSIs (1.50% vs. 8.27%). CONCLUSIONS: NPWT was associated with lower incidence of SSI.
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