Case review: Management of life-threating sepsis and wound healing in a Klippel-Trenaunay patient using serial surgical débridements and vacuum-assisted closure

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 214-216

  Chung, Chia J ^a   David, Lisa R ^a   Morykwas, Michael J ^a   Argenta, Louis C ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lymphangiomata; Necrotizing infection; Wound management

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; ANGIOOSTEOHYPERTROPHY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMAN; LYMPHANGIOMA; LYMPHEDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VACUUM; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0042566231     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00238-003-0512-y     Document Type: Article

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