Solmaz U.Ekin A.Mat E.Gezer C.Demirtaş G.S.Gökçü M.Hasdemir P.S.Sancı M.2024-07-222024-07-22201513018841http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/16436Surgical site infection is still a challenging situation for every surgeon and it is continuing to be a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Various treatment protocols such as debridement, antibiotic therapy and dressings have been recommended in the literature. Recently, negative pressure wound therapy has been suggested as a new adjunctive modality for treating wounds with signs of infection. We describe the novel application of negative pressure wound therapy for the management of a case with severe wound infection after endometrial cancer surgery. © 2015, Gunes Kitap Kirtasiye. All rights reserved.EnglishC reactive proteincephalosporinglucosehydrogen peroxideinsulinmetronidazolepiperacillinpovidone iodineabdominal hysterectomyadultantibiotic prophylaxisantibiotic therapyArticlecancer surgerycase reportdebridementdisease severityendometrium carcinomafemalefollow upglucose blood levelhistopathologyhospital dischargehumanhuman tissueincisioninsulin treatmentlaboratory testleukocyteleukocyte countlymph node dissectionlymph node metastasismiddle agednecrotizing fasciitisnon insulin dependent diabetes mellitusomentectomypelvis lymph nodephysical examinationpostoperative carepostoperative periodPseudomonas aeruginosaPseudomonas infectionsalpingooophorectomyskin rednesssurgical infectionvacuum assisted closurevacuum assisted closure devicewound irrigationArticle