Special wound suction aims to stop infections after cancer surgery
NCT ID NCT04955730
Summary
This study is testing whether using a special vacuum device on surgical wounds helps prevent infections in people recovering from gastrointestinal cancer surgery. Researchers are comparing the vacuum therapy to standard wound dressings in 290 patients. The main goal is to see if this approach reduces wound infections and helps patients get back to their planned cancer treatments sooner.
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Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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