Negative pressure wound therapy does not cut infection risk in obese women after cesarean

(NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) does not appear to lower the risk of infection for obese women after cesarean delivery, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The treatment involves placing a low-pressure pump over a closed surgical wound to create negative air pressure.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news