Vacuum-assisted closure for wound management in the pediatric population

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 940-942

  Bütter, Andreana ^a   Emran, Mohammad ^a   Al Jazaeri, Ayman ^a   Ouimet, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pediatric; Vacuum assisted closure; Wound care

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; BACK; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG; PILONIDAL SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; STERNUM; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND CARE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; VACUUM; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33646132513     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.01.061     Document Type: Article

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