An international pragmatic randomized controlled trial to compare a single‐use negative‐pressure dressing versus the surgeon’s preference of dressing to reduce the incidence of surgical site infection following emergency laparotomy: the SUNRRISE trial protocol

Aim Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common complication following emergency laparotomy, occurring in around 25% of patients in UK practice. The adoption of single‐use negative‐pressure dressings (SUNPDs) has been proposed as a prophylactic method of reducing the rate of SSI. The primary aim of the randomized controlled trial (RCT) described herein is to determine if a SUNPD reduces SSI at 30 days after an emergency laparotomy. Method The...