A case study of negative pressure wound therapy to manage acute necrotizing fasciitis

Ostomy Wound Management

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 54-59

  Phelps, James R ^a   Fagan, Rona ^b   Pirela Cruz, Miguel A ^b  

^a Paul L Foster School of Medicine   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Necrotizing fasciitis; Negative pressure wound therapy; Wound vac

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; VACUUM;

DEBRIDEMENT; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; VACUUM;

EID: 33745162945     PISSN: 08895899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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