Survey of the use of suction drains in head and neck surgery and analysis of their biomechanical properties

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 16-22

  Williams, Jason ^a,d   Toews, Dan ^b   Prince, Mark ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drains; Suction; Wound

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUCTION DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0038465010     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2003.35365     Document Type: Review

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