In evaluating the effectiveness of negative pressure wound therapy in patients with high-risk surgical wounds, the nurse should expect:
A) healing by secondary intention.
B) greater risk of wound infection.
C) less wound dehiscence.
D) stronger scar formation.
C) less wound dehiscence.
Explanation: A) Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) heals wounds through primary intention.
B) In patients with high-risk surgical incisions, those who received negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) had fewer postoperative infections in comparison to those who received standard postoperative dressings.
C) In a study of patients with high-risk surgical incisions who received negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), there were fewer cases of wound dehiscence in those treated with NPWT than in patients who received standard postoperative dressings.
D) Scar formation is not strengthened with the use of NPWT.
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