Early Definitive Abdominal Closure Using Serial Closure Technique on Injured Soldiers Returning from Afghanistan and Iraq

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 202, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 762-772

  Vertrees, Amy ^a   Kellicut, Dwight ^b   Ottman, Shane ^c   Peoples, George ^a   Shriver, Craig ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Moncrief Army Community Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; POLYPROPYLENE;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABDOMINAL PENETRATING TRAUMA; ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; BLAST INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSH TRAUMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IRAQ; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLDIER; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CLOSURE;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL MESH; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646090835     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2006.02.008     Document Type: Article

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