Vacuum-assisted wound closure

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 100, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 45-48

  Chua Patel, Christy T ^a   Kinsey, Gail C ^a   Koperski Moen, Kelley J ^a   Bungum, Lisa D ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SKIN CARE; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SUCTION; TRANSPLANTATION; VACUUM; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; BANDAGES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SKIN CARE; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SUCTION; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; VACUUM; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0041110466     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000446-200012000-00039     Document Type: Article

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