A case series of prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy use with purse-string closure in stoma closure wounds in infants

Surgical Case Reports

Table 2 Setting of NPWT and results

Case	1	2	3	4
Dressing changes	0	0	1	1
Pressure setting	− 50 mmHg continuous	− 60 mmHg * 5 min/ − 25 mmHg * 2 min	− 60 mmHg * 5 min/ − 25 mmHg * 2 min	− 70 mmHg * 5 min/ − 25 mmHg * 5 min ↓ − 80 mmHg * 5 min/ − 25 mmHg * 2 min
Filler	Cotton	Cotton	Cotton	Foam → cotton
SSI	–	–	–	–
Complication	–	–	–	–
MSS	10	8	10	7
POSAS(O)	13	12	12	19
POSAS(P)	14	11	11	16

NPWT: negative pressure wound therapy; SSI: surgical site infections; MSS: Manchester Scar Scale; POSAS: Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale; O: observer; P: patient