Journal of wound care
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Journal of wound care · Jun 2015
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyA randomised study of NPWT closure versus alginate dressings in peri-vascular groin infections: quality of life, pain and cost.
The aim of this study was to compare the vacuum assisted wound closure (VAC) system (negative pressure wound therapy; NPWT) and alginate wound dressings in terms of quality of life (QoL), pain resource use and cost in patients with deep peri-vascular groin infection after vascular surgery. ⋯ NPWT therapy in patients with deep peri-vascular groin infection can be regarded as the dominant strategy due to improved clinical outcome with equal cost and quality of life measures.