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Table 2 Clinical data on 4 patients undergoing negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwelling (NPWTi-d) followed by delayed primary closure: After stoma closure

From: The technique for less infectious and earlier healing of stoma closure wound: negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwelling followed by primary closure

Case no

Stoma closure day after 1 stope

Stoma closure ope. Time (min)

Duration of NPWTi-d

SSI

Postoperative hospital stay (days)

Outpatient visit after discharge (times)

Wound healed (postoperative days)

Post ope. course

1

175

75

3

 − 

11

0

11

Unremarkable

2

119

102

3

 − 

14

1

10

SBO

3

150

74

4

 − 

7

1

16

Unremarkable

4

210

103

4

 − 

7

1

12

Unremarkable

  1. NPWTi-d Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with instillation and dwelling, SSI Surgical site infection, SBO Small bowel obstruction