Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Surgical Site Infection Prevention in Common Femoral Artery Exposure

Eligible patients are randomized pre-operatively into either a standard dressing or NPWT for the groin incision. * 1 The control group receive a standard sterile gauge dressing over the groin incision. The dressing is removed on post-operative day #2 and the wound is inspected for a SSI or dehiscence, followed by daily dressing changes and wound inspections until discharge. * 2 The intervention group will receive a NPWT dressing which will be applied in the operating room under sterile conditions. The NPWT dressing will be removed on Post operative day 5. The wound is inspected for a SSI or dehiscence, followed by daily dressing changes and wound inspections until discharge.