Novel application of vacuum assisted closure technique to the treatment of sternotomy wound infection

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 482-484

  Tang, Augustine T M ^a   Ohri, Sunil K ^a   Haw, Marcus P ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mediastinitis; Negative pressure therapy; Sternal dehiscence; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VACUUM; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND INFECTION;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; PRESSURE; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THORACOTOMY; VACUUM; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0034176212     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(00)00349-3     Document Type: Article

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