An RCT found thatpatients undergoingprimary hip and kneearthroplasties saw a76% reduction insuperficial surgicalsite complications.ObstetricianProphylactic use ofPICO significantlyreduced theincidence of SSIs inpatients undergoinggroin surgery.In a study of 1,107patients treated withRENASYS or VAC,findings suggestthere were noclinically meaningfuldifferences inperformances.DunnStrugalaIn a study comparingPICO and conventionaldressings for closedsternotomy wounds,the PICO group hadsignificantly lowercomplications andsuperficial infections.Birke-SorensenNo statisticallysignificantdifferences inclinicaloutcomesO’LearyTrueAlmost6,000Reductionin costsassociatedFalsePICO demonstratedsuperior woundclosure rates of lowerextremity wounds,combined, over 12weeks compared totNPWT.-75 to-125mmHgWitt-MajchrzekSelvaggiPlasticsKirsnerPilonidalCysts50% reduction insurgical siteinfections for c-section patients withPICO compared tostandard dressingwhen BMI >= 30OrthopedicsNo singletreatment variablehas been clinicallyproven to be moreeffective thananother.An RCT found thatpatients undergoingprimary hip and kneearthroplasties saw a76% reduction insuperficial surgicalsite complications.ObstetricianProphylactic use ofPICO significantlyreduced theincidence of SSIs inpatients undergoinggroin surgery.In a study of 1,107patients treated withRENASYS or VAC,findings suggestthere were noclinically meaningfuldifferences inperformances.DunnStrugalaIn a study comparingPICO and conventionaldressings for closedsternotomy wounds,the PICO group hadsignificantly lowercomplications andsuperficial infections.Birke-SorensenNo statisticallysignificantdifferences inclinicaloutcomesO’LearyTrueAlmost6,000Reductionin costsassociatedFalsePICO demonstratedsuperior woundclosure rates of lowerextremity wounds,combined, over 12weeks compared totNPWT.-75 to-125mmHgWitt-MajchrzekSelvaggiPlasticsKirsnerPilonidalCysts50% reduction insurgical siteinfections for c-section patients withPICO compared tostandard dressingwhen BMI >= 30OrthopedicsNo singletreatment variablehas been clinicallyproven to be moreeffective thananother.

NPWT Evidence Review - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. An RCT found that patients undergoing primary hip and knee arthroplasties saw a 76% reduction in superficial surgical site complications.
  2. Obstetrician
  3. Prophylactic use of PICO significantly reduced the incidence of SSIs in patients undergoing groin surgery.
  4. In a study of 1,107 patients treated with RENASYS or VAC, findings suggest there were no clinically meaningful differences in performances.
  5. Dunn
  6. Strugala
  7. In a study comparing PICO and conventional dressings for closed sternotomy wounds, the PICO group had significantly lower complications and superficial infections.
  8. Birke-Sorensen
  9. No statistically significant differences in clinical outcomes
  10. O’Leary
  11. True
  12. Almost 6,000
  13. Reduction in costs associated
  14. False
  15. PICO demonstrated superior wound closure rates of lower extremity wounds, combined, over 12 weeks compared to tNPWT.
  16. -75 to -125 mmHg
  17. Witt-Majchrzek
  18. Selvaggi
  19. Plastics
  20. Kirsner
  21. Pilonidal Cysts
  22. 50% reduction in surgical site infections for c-section patients with PICO compared to standard dressing when BMI >= 30
  23. Orthopedics
  24. No single treatment variable has been clinically proven to be more effective than another.