Negative pressure wound therapy does not cut infection risk in obese women after cesarean delivery
(World News Science)

News Release Tuesday, September 22, 2020 Negative pressure wound therapy does not cut infection risk in obese women after cesarean delivery What Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) does not appear to lower the risk of infection for obese women after cesarean delivery, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The treatment involves placing a low-pressure pump over a closed surgical wound to create negative air pressure. Earlier studies had suggested that NPWT might reduce infection risk and promote...