Indications and safety aspects of vacuum-assisted wound closure;Indikationen und sicherheitsaspekte der vakuumtherapie

MMW-Fortschritte der Medizin

Volumn 147, Issue 14 SUPPL., 2005, Pages 1-5

  Horch, Raymund E ^a   Gerngroß, Heinz ^b   Lang, Werner ^a   Mauckner, Peter ^c   Nord, Dietrich ^d   Peter, Ralf U ^e   Vogt, Peter M ^f   Wetzel Roth, Walter ^g   Willy, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^b BUNDESWEHRKRANKENHAUS ULM   (Germany)

^c Remigius Krankenhaus Opladen   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^e Gefass /Hautzentrum Blaustein/Ulm ^*  (Germany)

^f Schwerbrandverletztenzentrum   (Germany)

^g Chirurgie 3 (Belegarzt)   (Germany)

Author keywords

Flap prefabrication; Reconstructive surgery; VAC therapy; Vacuum assisted wound closure

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN; POLYVINYL DERIVATIVE;

CELL GROWTH; DEBRIDEMENT; EFFLUENT; HUMAN; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; VACUUM; VACUUM ASSISTED WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

DEBRIDEMENT; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; GERMANY; HUMANS; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; VACUUM; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 17444407467     PISSN: 14383276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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