Novel use of skin substitute as rescue therapy in complicated giant exomphalos

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Almond, Sarah L ^a   Goyal, Anju ^a   Jesudason, Edwin C ^a,b   Graham, Kenneth E ^a   Richard, Bruce ^a   Selby, Andrew ^a   Losty, Paul D ^a,b  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Giant exomphalos; Integra Artificial Skin; Sepsis; Skin substitute

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANGIOPLASTY; AORTA COARCTATION; ARTICLE; BRONCHOMALACIA; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SKIN GRAFT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICAL HERNIA;

DEBRIDEMENT; HERNIA, UMBILICAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVER; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; SKIN, ARTIFICIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644684421     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.11.085     Document Type: Article

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