Response to prophylactic negative pressure wound dressing after caesarean section: an extended debate to include surgical aspects

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
² Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
³ School of Life and Medical Sciences, University College London, London, UK.
⁴ Open Patient data Explorative Network, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.

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Nana Hyldig et al. BJOG. 2022 Feb.

. 2022 Feb;129(3):510-511.

doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16908. Epub 2021 Sep 29.

¹ Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
² Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
³ School of Life and Medical Sciences, University College London, London, UK.
⁴ Open Patient data Explorative Network, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.

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Proof of ineffective and unnecessary prophylactic negative-pressure wound dressing (NPWD) after caesarean: extended debate to include surgical considerations.
Sholapurkar SL. Sholapurkar SL. BJOG. 2022 Feb;129(3):509-510. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16911. Epub 2021 Oct 6. BJOG. 2022. PMID: 34612576 No abstract available.

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