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This review evaluated the effectiveness and safety of NPWT for colorectal incisions in elective and emergency surgery. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method:<\/jats:title><jats:p> The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, PubMed, EMBASE, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and ClinicalTrials.gov databases were searched for RCTs and non-RCTs comparing NPWT with standard of care. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p> A total of five RCTs and six non-RCTs were included (with a total number of patients 2193). NPWT significantly reduced the rate of infection in colorectal incisions (odds ratio (OR): 0.57; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.41, 0.78; I<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>=14%; p&lt;0.0005) and wound complications of the colorectal surgical incisions (OR: 0.33; 95% CI: 0.13, 0.88; I<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>=59%; p=0.03). NPWT also shortened the wound healing time by three days (mean difference: \u22122.98; 95% CI: \u22124.99, \u22120.97; I<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>=0%; p=0.004). Subgroup analysis revealed that NPWT conferred greater benefits on wounds resulting from life-threatening emergency surgery, and contaminated or dirty\u2013infected wounds. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title><jats:p> The findings of this review showed that NPWT is an effective intervention for the closure of wounds in patients following colorectal surgery, and lead to a significant reduction in SSIs, overall wound complications, and mean complete wound healing time. It was particularly effective in emergency cases and in contaminated to dirty\u2013infected wounds. 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