A technique for the treatment of sternal infections using the Vacuum Assisted Closure™ device

Heart Surgery Forum

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 211-215

  Hersh, R E ^a   Kaza, A K ^a   Long, S M ^a   Fiser, S M ^a   Drake, D B ^a   Tribble, C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN FOAM;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BONE BIOPSY; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE; EXTUBATION; HEART RUPTURE; HUMAN; MOBILIZATION; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE FLAP; PARALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SHEAR STRESS; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM; SURGICAL MORTALITY; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION; WOUND IRRIGATION;

DEBRIDEMENT; HUMANS; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; STERNUM; SUCTION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THORACOTOMY; VACUUM; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0034789210     PISSN: 10983511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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