Preservation of infected and exposed vascular grafts using vacuum assisted closure without muscle flap coverage

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 989-992

  Dosluoglu, Hasan H ^a   Schimpf, Dennis K ^b   Schultz, Raymond ^b   Cherr, Gregory S ^b  

^a VA WESTERN NEW YORK HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE DURATION; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT INFECTION; GRAFT PRESERVATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; REINFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CARE;

AGED; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMORAL ARTERY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROIN; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MALE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REOPERATION; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VACUUM; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 27644465443     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2005.07.006     Document Type: Article

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