Failure of the topical negative pressure abdominal dressing system in the "fat" open abdomen: Report of a case and review of the literature

Wounds

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 44-50

  Steenvoorde, P ^a,b   Rozeboom, A L ^b   Melief, P ^b   Kraemer, C V Elzo ^b   Bonsing, B A ^b  

^a RIJNLAND HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33645124661     PISSN: 10447946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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