Use of a vacuum-assisted device to facilitate abdominal closure

American Surgeon

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1030-1034

  Stonerock, Charles E ^a   Bynoe, Raymond P ^a   Yost, Michael J ^a   Nottingham, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABDOMINAL WALL CLOSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; FASCIA; FEMALE; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 14044253202     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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