Schurtz E, et al. – Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) as delivered by a surgical incision management system (SIMS) was identified as a novel approach to improve wound healing when applied to closed incisions, authors here aimed at assessing its application to laparotomy incisions in the acute care surgery setting. As per findings, in acute care surgery, negative pressure surgical incision management systems could be considered as a novel approach to reduce wound complications.