The use of vacuum-assisted closure in the treatment of post-transplant wound infections: A case series

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1444.e15-1444.e16

  Routledge, Tom ^a   Saeb Parsy, Kourosh ^a   Murphy, Fiona ^a   Ritchie, Andrew J ^a  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRANULATION TISSUE; HEART LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 24344473786     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2004.12.111     Document Type: Article

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