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Evidence in focus: PICO™ single use negative pressure wound therapy (sNPWT) helped reduce the incidence of seroma post-mastectomy compared with standard care
Author(s):
Sim K, et al. World Congress of Surgery (2017)
Summary written by:
Evidence Communications, Clinical, Scientific & Medical Affairs, Smith & Nephew
PICO resulted in fewer seromas requiring aspiration
18 July 2018
Prevention
,
Surgical wound complications
,
Upper torso
,
Breast
,
Acute
,
Surgical incisions
,
Negative pressure wound therapy
,
Closed incisions
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