Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Post-Operative Incision Management
Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy focused on measuring undergoing laparotomy, 15-309
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Criteria for Eligibility Prior to Surgery:
- Women of any BMI undergoing a laparotomy procedure for a presumed gynecologic malignancy, or morbidly obese (BMI ≥ 40) women undergoing a laparotomy for any indication
- or women who are morbidly obese (BMI>40) undergoing laparotomy for any indication
- Age ≥ 18
Criteria for Eligibility During Surgery:
- Women of any BMI undergoing a laparotomy procedure for a presumed gynecologic malignancy, or morbidly obese (BMI ≥ 40) women undergoing a laparotomy for any indication
- or women who are morbidly obese (BMI>40) undergoing laparotomy for any indication
- Age ≥ 18
Exclusion Criteria:
Exclusion prior to Surgery:
- Women undergoing panniculectomy at the time of laparotomy
- Women with sensitivity to silver
Exclusion during Surgery:
- Women with laparotomy incisions left open due to case classification as "contaminated" or "dirty"
- Women with laparotomy incisions unable to be closed primarily due to tissue or fascial damage
Sites / Locations
- Hartford Healthcare Cancer Institute @ Hartford Hospital
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Consent and Follow-Up only)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Consent and Follow-Up only)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Consent and Follow-Up only)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack (Consent and Follow-Up only)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Consent and Follow-Up only)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Rockville (Consent and Follow-Up only)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Consent and Follow-Up only)
- Lehigh Valley Health Network
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Experimental
usual standard dry gauze used for wound management
Prevena Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System (NPWT)
Patients who are randomized to the standard dry gauze arm will have the standard dry gauze placed at time of wound closure. Their dressing will be removed on post-operative day 2 as per routine departmental practice.
Patients who are randomized to the Prevena Therapy System arm will have the Prevena Incision Management System device placed at time of wound closure. The device will be removed on day of discharge from the hospital or post-operative day 7, whichever comes first.