Table 1 General characteristics of the articles included in the meta-analysis
Author (year) | Centre (country) | Study type | Age (NPWT: control) | BMI (NPWT: control) | Sample size (NPWT, n) | Follow-up duration | Details of NPWT | Details of control | Mesh position | Mesh type | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bueno-Lledó et al. (2020) [11] | Single center (Spain) | RCT | 51.6:51.3 | NR | 146 (NPWT, 72) | 30 days | PICO, −80 mmHg× 7 days | Standard dressing | Sublay | Synthetic | 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) |
Conde´-Green et al. (2013) [12] | Single center (USA) | Retrospective | 54:55 | 36.4:36.1 | 56 (NPWT, 23) | 15 months | VAC, −125 mmHg × 5 days | Conventional dry gauze dressing | NR | Biological | 1) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) |
de Vries et al. (2017) [13] | Single center (The Netherlands) | Retrospective | 58.9:59.7 | 26.9:27.7 | 66 (NPWT, 32) | 30 days | PREVENA or a home-made wound dressing + VAC set, −100 mmHg × 5 days or longer | Standard dressing | Sublay, intraperitoneal | Synthetic or biological | 1) 3) 4) 5) 6) |
Deldar et al. (2022) [14] | Single center (USA) | Retrospective | 55.0:52.9 | 36.4:36.2 | 114 (NPWT, 57) | 6.64 months | VAC or PREVENA for 5–7 days | Standard dressing | Onlay, sublay, intraperitoneal | Synthetic, biological or composition | 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 7) |
Diaconu et al. (2020) [15] | Single center (USA) | Retrospective | 58.0:50.0 | 41.0:40.0 | 104 (NPWT, 62) | 190 days | PREVENA, −125 mmHg × 5 days | Standard dressing | Onlay, inlay, sublay | No mesh, biological or synthetic | 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) |
Gassman et al. (2013) [16] | Multicenter (USA) | Retrospective | NR | NR | 61 (NPWT, 29) | 167 days | VAC, −125 mmHg × 7 days | Standard dressing | Intraperitoneal | Biological | 1) 3) 4) 6) 7) |
Hopkins et al. (2020) [17] | Single center (Canada) | Retrospective | 61.0:59.0 | 31:31 | 114 (NPWT, 41) | 180 days | PREVENA, −125 mmHg × 5–7 days | Standard dressing | Intraperitoneal, extraperitoneal, onlay | Synthetic, biological, composition | 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 7) |
Leuchter et al. (2021) [18] | Single center (Germany) | Retrospective | 56.6:63.1 | 31.3:30.6 | 108 (NPWT, 54) | 38.5 months | PREVENA, −125 mmHg × 7 days | Standard dressing | Sublay | NR | 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) |
Licari et al. (2020) [19] | Single center (Italy) | Retrospective | 73.3:75 | 28.0:26.0 | 180 (NPWT, 70) | 90 days | PREVENA, −125 mmHg × 7 days | Standard dressing | Sublay, intraperitoneal | Synthetic | 1) 2) 3) 5) |
Mondal et al. (2022) [20] | Single center (India) | RCT | 47.0:43.0 | 23.9:23.8 | 64 (NPWT, 30) | 4 weeks | Home-made wound dressing, −125 mmHg × 5 days | Gauze dressing | Onlay | Synthetic | 1) 3) |
Olona et al. (2014) [21] | Single center (Spain) | Retrospective | 71.0:62.0 | 28.1:30.08 | 42 (NPWT, 5) | NR | PREVENA, −125 mmHg × 7 days | Standard dressing | Onlay | Synthetic | 1) 3) 4) |
Pauli et al. (2013) [22] | Single center (USA) | Retrospective | 56.3:55.4 | 33.5:34.8 | 119 (NPWT, 49) | 30 days | Home-made wound dressing, −75 mmHg × 5 days or discharge | Sterile dry gauze adhesive dressing | Sublay | Synthetic or biological | 1) |
Seaman et al. (2021) [23] | Single center (USA) | Retrospective | 58.0:56.0 | 33.0:32.0 | 258 (NPWT, 159) | 30 days | NR | Standard dressing | NR | NR | 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) |
Soares et al. (2015) [24] | Single center (USA) | Retrospective | 56.0:56.0 | 33.5:32.3 | 199 (NPWT, 115) | 9 months | Home-made wound dressing, −125 mmHg × 3 days | Standard dressing | Onlay, preperitoneal, onlay, preperitoneal | Synthetic and biological | 1) 2) 3) 5) 7) |
Wang et al. (2021) [25] | Single center (Australia) | Retrospective | 58.0:65.0 | 36.4:39.2 | 35 (NPWT, 23) | NR | PREVENA, −125 mmHg × 7 days | Standard dressing | Sublay | Biological, composite, or polypropylene | 1) 3) 5) |