Side effects and risks of vacuum therapy - An overview;Nebenwirkungen und risiken der vakuumtherapie: Eine übersicht

MMW-Fortschritte der Medizin

Volumn 148, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 33-40

  Willy, Christian ^a   Augustin, Matthias ^b   Zschocke, Ina ^c   Wetzel Roth, Walter ^d   Horch, Raymund E ^e  

^a Chirurgische Klinik   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c SCIderm GmbH   (Germany)

^d Thorax Kardio Vaskularchirurgie ^*  (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Risks; Side effects; Vacuum assisted wound closure

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; DEHYDRATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; PAIN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN IRRITATION; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 33646184239     PISSN: 14383276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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