A Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing PICO™ Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System (Smith & Nephew Healthcare Limited, UK) to Conventional Wound Care Following Inguinal Lymphadenectomy for Metastatic Cutaneous Malignancy
A Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing PICO™ Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System (Smith & Nephew Healthcare Limited, UK) to Conventional Wound Care Following Inguinal Lymphadenectomy for Metastatic Cutaneous Malignancy
This study investigates the use of a negative pressure wound therapy device (PICO™, Smith & Nephew Healthcare, UK) on clean, closed surgical wounds, in patients who are undergoing inguinal lymphadenectomy for metastatic carcinoma of cutaneous origin.
Patients may develop inguinal lymph node metastases from a variety of cutaneous neoplasms. A number of factors conspire to cause a high rate of wound breakdown and other complications in this patient group. Reported rates of wound healing complications vary in the literature, but tend to affect > 40% of patients.
A new negative pressure wound therapy device is recommended for use in clean, closed surgical wounds (PICO™ system, Smith & Nephew Healthcare, UK). Patients will be randomised to receive either PICO™ system for up to seven days, or conventional dressings, and then assessed for wound healing and other outcome measures.
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