Negative pressure wound therapy versus standard treatment in patients with acute conflict-related extremity wounds: a pragmatic, multisite, randomised controlled trial

Summary: Background: In armed conflict, injuries among civilians are usually complex and commonly affect the extremities. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is an alternative to standard treatment of acute conflict-related extremity wounds. We aimed to compare the safety and effectiveness of NP...

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Main Authors: Andreas Älgå, PhD, Rawand Haweizy, MD, Khaldoon Bashaireh, MD, Sidney Wong, MD, Kalle Conneryd Lundgren, PhD, Johan von Schreeb, ProfPhD, Jonas Malmstedt, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X19305479