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A meta-analysis examining the effects of traditional therapy versus negative-pressure therapy on wound infection and graft take rates in skin with split thickness after grafting surgery

by Juliette Louis 1  and  Béatrice Alain 1
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Jean Minjoz Hospital, 3 Bd Alexandre Fleming, 25000 Besançon, France
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IJCMR  2024 2(5):40; https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.61466/ijcmr2050005
Received: 1 July 2024 / Accepted: 25 September 2024 / Published Online: 27 September 2024
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Abstract

Backgrounds

The purpose of the meta-analysis was to evaluate and compare the effects of negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) with conventional therapy (CT) on wound infection and graft take rates in split-thickness skin (STS) after grafting surgery (GS).

Methods

The results of this meta-analysis were analyzed, and the odds ratio (OR) and mean difference (MD) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using dichotomous or contentious random or fixed effect models. For the current meta-analysis, 16 examinations spanning from 2002 to 2023 were included, encompassing 1301 people with STSs after GS.

Results

NPWT had a significantly lower wound infection (OR, 0.29; 95% CI, 0.17-0.48, p<0.001), and higher graft take rate (MD, 8.70; 95% CI, 5.76-11.63, p<0.001) compared to CT in STSs after GS subjects.

Conclusions

The examined data revealed that NPWT had a significantly lower wound infection and a higher graft take rates compared to CT in STSs after GS subjects. However, given that several examinations had a small sample size, consideration should be given to their values.

Keywords: grafting surgery; negative-pressure wound therapy; conventional therapy; split-thickness skin;
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Louis, J.; Alain, B. A meta-analysis examining the effects of traditional therapy versus negative-pressure therapy on wound infection and graft take rates in skin with split thickness after grafting surgery. International Journal of Clinical Medical Research, 2024, 2, 40. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.61466/ijcmr2050005
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Louis J, Alain B. A meta-analysis examining the effects of traditional therapy versus negative-pressure therapy on wound infection and graft take rates in skin with split thickness after grafting surgery. International Journal of Clinical Medical Research; 2024, 2(5):40. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.61466/ijcmr2050005
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Louis, Juliette; Alain, Béatrice 2024. "A meta-analysis examining the effects of traditional therapy versus negative-pressure therapy on wound infection and graft take rates in skin with split thickness after grafting surgery" International Journal of Clinical Medical Research 2, no.5:40. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.61466/ijcmr2050005
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Louis, J., & Alain, B. (2024). A meta-analysis examining the effects of traditional therapy versus negative-pressure therapy on wound infection and graft take rates in skin with split thickness after grafting surgery. International Journal of Clinical Medical Research, 2(5), 40. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.61466/ijcmr2050005

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