Reinforced silicone elastomer sheeting, an improved method of temporary abdominal closure in damage control laparotomy

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 185, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 498-501

  Foy, Hugh M ^a   Nathens, Avery B ^a   Maser, Benjamin ^a   Mathur, Sanjeev ^a   Jurkovich, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Closure; Laparotomy; Sepsis; Shock; Technique; Trauma

Indexed keywords

SILASTIC;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; AGE; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLOID; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDEMA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LAPAROTOMY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST; WOUND CLOSURE;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EDEMA; FASCIA; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; LOGISTIC MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILICONE ELASTOMERS;

EID: 0037407484     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(03)00059-X     Document Type: Article

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