Research Article

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

Table 3

Surgical site infection and CDC wound classification.

nSurgical site infection
IncisionalOrgan/space

CDC wound classification0.17
 Class III1515
 Class IV701
Total221 (4.5%)6 (27.3%)

CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.