UIC to lead study of negative pressure wound therapy in obese and diabetic patients

(University of Illinois at Chicago) With a $1.7 million, two-year grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, researchers in the University of Illinois at Chicago Epicenter for Prevention of Healthcare Associated Infections -- one of six such centers funded by the CDC -- will determine whether negative pressure wound therapy can help reduce the incidents of surgical site infections in obese and diabetic patients.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news