Evaluate the use of negative pressure wound therapy in the initial management of giant omphalocele in comparison with other types of treatments

Abstract

Introduction: An omphalocele is a midline wall defect abdominal which can be variable in size; however, the giants have been a challenge for pediatric surgeons in its initial treatment. Objective: Demonstrate that Negative Pressure Wound Therapy is an alternative safe for initial management of giant omphalocele. Materials and methods: It developed a relational, descriptive, retrospective study, analyzing clinical histories of neonatal patients subjected to different types of treatment from January 2015 to December 2021, the data were collected data in a template and processed in the statistical program EPI INFO, developing the ?2 test, to observe the association between variables, analysis of variance and Tukey's tests for a certain variable. Results: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is superior in the shorter time of mechanical ventilation and decreased late complications with a value of p= 0.014 and a value of p=0.012 respectively; not so with regard to the start of the enteral route, stay hospital and mortality, where there was no statistical significance at be compared between the 3 study groups. Conclusion: The data collected in the present study, they consider that it is very positive to have the option of Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) for the initial treatment of omphalocele; It is important to note that it is a safe alternative in the handling of large defects. In addition to its easy placement and minimal manipulation is well tolerated in patients with concomitant morbidities.