Vacuum sealing technique in problematic wounds;Vakuumversiegelung bei problemwunden

Swiss Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 266-272

  Labler, Ludwig ^b   Oehy, K ^a  

^a Kantonsspital Frauenfeld   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Soft tissue injury; Vacuum sealing technique; Wound infection; Wound management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VACUUM; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0036450086     PISSN: 10239332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1023-9332.8.6.266     Document Type: Article

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