The safety and efficacy of using negative pressure incisional wound VACs in pediatric and neonatal patients.

Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) rates are an important surgical quality metric. Decreased SSI rates have been demonstrated using negative pressure incisional wound vac device (NPIWV) dressings in adults but have not been studied in children.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective review of patients treated with NPIWV at our institution between February 2016 and February 2018 was performed.