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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Protocol - Intervention

Negative pressure wound therapy for managing the open abdomen after midline laparotomy

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Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows:

To determine the effects of NPWT on primary fascial closure in patients with an open abdomen after undergoing midline laparotomy.