Skin only or silo closure in the critically ill patient with an open abdomen

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 182, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 670-675

  Tremblay, Lorraine N ^a   Feliciano, David V ^a   Schmidt, Julie ^a   Cava, Raymond A ^a   Tchorz, Kathryn M ^a   Ingram, Walter L ^a   Salomone, Jeffrey P ^a   Nicholas, Jeffrey M ^a   Rozycki, Grace S ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal surgery; Damage control surgery; Open abdomen; Silo closure; Temporary abdominal closure

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL PENETRATING TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FISTULA; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROMA; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; GASTRIC FISTULA; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; INTESTINAL FISTULA; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0035708986     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(01)00805-4     Document Type: Article

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