Inconclusive trial results regarding prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy for major pancreatic surgery: Mitigating publication bias and moving toward effective evidence synthesis

Wound infections are a clinically meaningful complication after surgery that can increase costs by necessitating prolonged inpatient hospital or outpatient nursing care, may adversely affect patients’ quality of life, and can even alter eligibility for and delivery of subsequent postoperative treatments. 1 Badia J.M. Casey A.L. Petrosillo N. Hudson P.M. Mitchell S.A. Crosby C. Impact of surgical site infection on healthcare costs and patient...