Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation CADTH. Negative pressure wound therapy for the management of high risk surgical incisions or high risk patients: clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and guidelines. Ottawa: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH). Rapid Response - Summary of Abstracts. 2013 Authors' conclusions Three systematic reviews, two randomized controlled trials, and 11 non-randomized studies were identified regarding the clinical effectiveness of negative pressure wound therapy for the management of high risk surgical incisions or for patients at high risk of infection or wound dehiscence. Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Humans; Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy; Surgical Wound Infection; Wound Healing Language Published English Country of organisation Canada English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH), 865 Carling Avenue, Suite 600, Ottawa, Ontario Canada, K1S 5S8 Email: requests@cadth.ca AccessionNumber 32014000893 Date abstract record published 17/07/2014 |