Research Article

Efficacy of Prophylactic Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy with Delayed Primary Closure for Contaminated Abdominal Wounds

Table 2

Causes of intraabdominal contamination and CDC wound classification.

CausesNumber (%)Class III/IV

Upper gastrointestinal diseases
 Perforated peptic ulcer2 (9.1)2/0
 Perforated gastric cancer1 (4.5)0/1
 Post-ESD perforation1 (4.5)0/1
 Others1 (4.5)1/0

Lower gastrointestinal diseases
 Small bowel injury7 (41.1)6/1
 Perforated diverticulitis2 (9.0)1/1
 Malignancy3 (13.6)1/2
 Perforated appendicitis2 (9.0)2/0
 Others3 (17.7)2/1
 Total22 (100)15/7

CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; ESD: endoscopic submucosal dissection.