Early aggressive closure of the open abdomen

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-22

  Scott, Bradford G ^a,b   Welsh, Francis J ^a   Pham, Hoang Q ^a   Carrick, Matthew M ^a   Liscum, Kathleen R ^a   Granchi, Thomas S ^a   Wall Jr , Matthew J ^a   Mattox, Kenneth L ^a   Hirshberg, Asher ^a   Schwab, C William ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Human acellular dermal matrix; Open abdomen; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABDOMINAL WALL CLOSURE; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FISTULA; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VACUUM; WOUND DRESSING; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABDOMINAL WALL; ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; IMPLANTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PENETRATING TRAUMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALLODERM; BIOMATERIAL; COLLAGEN;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ABDOMINAL WALL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 33646092315     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000200861.96568.bb     Document Type: Review

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