OrthopedicsObstetricianAn RCT found thatpatients undergoingprimary hip and kneearthroplasties saw a76% reduction insuperficial surgicalsite complications.Birke-SorensenO’LearyTrueProphylactic use ofPICO significantlyreduced theincidence of SSIs inpatients undergoinggroin surgery.SelvaggiPilonidalCystsReductionin costsassociatedAlmost6,000Witt-Majchrzek-75 to-125mmHgDunnPICO demonstratedsuperior woundclosure rates of lowerextremity wounds,combined, over 12weeks compared totNPWT.PlasticsKirsnerNo statisticallysignificantdifferences inclinicaloutcomes50% reduction insurgical siteinfections for c-section patients withPICO compared tostandard dressingwhen BMI >= 30In a study comparingPICO and conventionaldressings for closedsternotomy wounds,the PICO group hadsignificantly lowercomplications andsuperficial infections.No singletreatment variablehas been clinicallyproven to be moreeffective thananother.StrugalaFalseIn a study of 1,107patients treated withRENASYS or VAC,findings suggestthere were noclinically meaningfuldifferences inperformances.OrthopedicsObstetricianAn RCT found thatpatients undergoingprimary hip and kneearthroplasties saw a76% reduction insuperficial surgicalsite complications.Birke-SorensenO’LearyTrueProphylactic use ofPICO significantlyreduced theincidence of SSIs inpatients undergoinggroin surgery.SelvaggiPilonidalCystsReductionin costsassociatedAlmost6,000Witt-Majchrzek-75 to-125mmHgDunnPICO demonstratedsuperior woundclosure rates of lowerextremity wounds,combined, over 12weeks compared totNPWT.PlasticsKirsnerNo statisticallysignificantdifferences inclinicaloutcomes50% reduction insurgical siteinfections for c-section patients withPICO compared tostandard dressingwhen BMI >= 30In a study comparingPICO and conventionaldressings for closedsternotomy wounds,the PICO group hadsignificantly lowercomplications andsuperficial infections.No singletreatment variablehas been clinicallyproven to be moreeffective thananother.StrugalaFalseIn a study of 1,107patients treated withRENASYS or VAC,findings suggestthere were noclinically meaningfuldifferences inperformances.

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